qued
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English cwēad, *cwǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād (“bad, evil”, adjective), *kwād (“dung; evilness”, noun).
Adjective
editqued
- 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
editNoun
editqued (uncountable)
- evil; harm; wickedness [from the 13th c.]
- an evil person or being, especially the devil