lewednesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛu̯(ə)dnɛs/
Noun
lewednesse
- A deficiency or absence of knowledge; unlearnedness.
- idiocy, ridiculousness; the state of being stupid.
- ineptitude; the state of being unsuitable for a task.
- immorality, misbehaviour, rudeness.
Descendants
- English: lewdness
References
- “leuednes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.
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