qued
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English *cwēad, *cwǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād (“bad, evil”).
Adjective edit
qued
- bad; evil [from the 13th c.]
- Ludus Coventriae (ante 1475)
- The body that was heavy as lead, be the Jews never so qued, A-riseth from grave..
- Sidrak and Bokkus (ante 1500)
- Young and old, good and qued.
- Ludus Coventriae (ante 1475)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English cwēad, *cwǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād (“dung; evilness”).
Noun edit
qued (uncountable)
- evil; harm; wickedness [from the 13th c.]
- an evil person or being, especially the devil