i-lewed

i-lewed
i-lewed
early ME. form of lewd a.

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  • Lewd — (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For if a priest be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lewder — Lewd Lewd (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For if a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lewdest — Lewd Lewd (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For if a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lewdly — Lewd Lewd (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For if a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lewdness — Lewd Lewd (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For if a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • newlywed — [no͞o΄lēwed΄, nyo͞o′lēwed΄] n. a recently married person …   English World dictionary

  • Lered — Ler ed (l[=e]r [e^]d), a. [From lere, v. t.] Learned. [Obs.] Lewed man or lered. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lewd — adjective Etymology: Middle English lewed vulgar, from Old English lǣwede laical, ignorant Date: 14th century 1. obsolete evil, wicked 2. a. sexually unchaste or licentious b. obscene, vulgar • lewdly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • The Miller's Prologue and Tale — The Miller s Tale is the second of Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales (1380s 1390s), told by a drunken miller to quite (requite) The Knight s Tale. When the host Harry Bailey asks for something to quite with it, this can be taken to mean to pay… …   Wikipedia

  • Speculum Vitae — is a Middle English poem possibly by William of Nassyngton, written in the middle or late 14th century. However, the exact date has not been established and there is also debate about whether Nassyngton was the author or not. The title translates …   Wikipedia

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