pardy

Variant of pardie

pardie definition

par·die or pardi pardi′ (pär dē′)

adverb, interjection

Archaic verily; indeed: a mild oath
also sp. pardy pardy′

Etymology: ME parde < OFr par dé (Fr pardieu), by God!

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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