qued

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English cwēad, *cwǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād (“bad, evil”, adjective), *kwād (“dung; evilness”, noun).

Adjective[edit]

qued

  2. 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.

Descendants[edit]

  • Scots: quad, quaid, queid

Noun[edit]

qued (uncountable)

  2. evil; harm; wickedness [from the 13th c.]
  3. an evil person or being, especially the devil
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