hidous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hidus, hidos, hidowes, hidowesse, hidois, hides, hidewes, hideous, hidious, hidws, hidwes, hidwisse, idous, hiddous, hiddowus, hedous, hedus, hedoes, hedewes, hedeowes, hedeous, hedious, hudous, hudyȝs, hodous, hydous, hydus, hydos, hydowes, hydowesse, hydoys, hydes, hydewes, hydws, hydwes, hydwysse, ydous, hyddous, hyddowus, hedyous

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman hidous, of uncertain origin. See English hideous for more.

Adjective

hidous

1. terrifying, frightening
2. hideous, horrible, repulsive
3. detestable, odious
4. great, extreme, immense
5. violent, fierce
6. loud, noisy
7. huge, enormous
8. mighty, glorious

Descendants

• English: hideous
• Middle Scots: hidous, hidows, hidowis, hidwis, hidduus
  • Scots: hideous

References

• “hidǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Adjective

hidous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hidouse)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of hideus

Descendants

• → Middle English: hidous
  • English: hideous
  • Middle Scots: hidous, hidows, hidowis, hidwis, hidduus
    • Scots: hideous