qued

Middle English

Alternative forms

• quede, queed, quaad

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

• Scots: quad, quaid, queid

Noun

qued (uncountable)

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