lewed
English
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English lǣwede.
Adjective
lewed (comparative lewder, superlative lewedeste)
- Unschooled, not learned or educated; lacking in knowledge.
- Simple-minded, dumb, or unintelligent; lacking in brainpower.
- Unmannered, rude, or disrespectful.
- Low-quality; crude, feeble; of meagre workmanship.
- Lowborn or lowly; not of noble lineage.
- Ordinary, unsophisticated or simple; typifying one of non-noble lineage.
- Unrelated to the church; non-priestly; lay.
- (Late ME) Lewd, immoral, sinful, or malicious.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: lewd
References
- “leued (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.
Noun
lewed
- An ignorant or simple-minded individual.
- Someone who is not involved in a clerical position.
References
- “leued (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.
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