"cruel" meaning in Middle English

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        "Strict, unforgiving, mean; not nice."
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        "Sharp, acrid, bitter-tasting."
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        "(rare) Sharp, acrid, bitter-tasting."
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      "ipa": "/kriu̯ˈɛːl/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkriu̯ɛl/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkriu̯əl/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkruəl/"
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      "word": "cruele"
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      "word": "crewel"
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      "word": "crowell"
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    {
      "word": "cruelly"
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "mean",
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        "Savage, vicious, dangerous; displaying ferocity."
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        "Bold, valiant, heroic (in war)"
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      "glosses": [
        "Sharp, acrid, bitter-tasting."
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        "(rare) Sharp, acrid, bitter-tasting."
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      "ipa": "/kriu̯ˈɛːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkriu̯ɛl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkriu̯əl/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkruəl/"
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      "word": "kruell"
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      "word": "cruele"
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      "word": "crewel"
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      "word": "cruell"
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      "word": "cruwelle"
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      "word": "crewelle"
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      "word": "cruelle"
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  "word": "cruel"
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