haineus

Old French

Etymology

haine +‎ -us.

Adjective

haineus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular haineuse)

hateful; characterized by hatred
despicable; detestable; awful

Descendants

English: heinous (borrowed)
French: haineux

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (haineus)

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