sty (sti) n., [< OE, sti, hall] 1. a pen for pigs, 2. any foul place Hardesty n., [< OE, hard by the sty] 1. Local, 'of Hardolfsty,' i.e., the sty of Hardolf, Hardolf being the personal name (one of the endless compounds of Ulf). The Hardisty's have lived in the parish of Fewston, seven miles from Otley, Yorkshire, England for over six centuries. In England the name can be traced back to 500 A.D. Family Trees   •   Coat-of-Arms   •   Ahnentafel   •   A Hardesty Bible Quincy University   •   Brenner Library   •   Bookbindery   •   The Franciscans

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