Etymology

musard

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Today it means: A dreamer; an absent-minded person. Full definition →

Middle English musard ← Middle French musard
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  1. Middle French · derived frommusard
  2. Middle English · borrowed frommusard
  3. English todaymusard

Borrowed from Middle English musard, from Middle French musard, from muser (“to loiter, trifle”). See muse (intransitive verb).

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