"evenhede" meaning in Middle English

See evenhede in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛ̞ːvə(n)ˌhɛ̝ːd(ə)/, /ˈɛvə(n)ˌhɛ̝ːd(ə)/ Forms: evenehede [alternative], evenhed [alternative], evynhed [alternative], evynhede [alternative], evyn-hede [alternative]
Etymology: From even (“even”) + -hede (“-hood”). First attested in c. 1350. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:af|even<id:flat>|-hede}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*(h₁)ém-no-", "gloss" : "equal, straight; flat, level, even", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁émnos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ebnaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ebn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "efn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "even", "lang" : "enm" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*keyt-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*haiduz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-haidu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-hād", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-hede", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "evenhede", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="evenhede">, {{af|enm|even<id:flat><t:even>|-hede<t:-hood>|nocap=t1}} even (“even”) + -hede (“-hood”), {{etydate|c|1350}} First attested in c. 1350, {{ety|enm|:af|even<id:flat>|-hede}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} evenhede
  1. (uncountable) Justice, fairness, impartiality; freedom from bias. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-evenhede-enm-noun-FJ9DZHgC Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -hede, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 30 19 21 6 24 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 19 5 26 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -hede: 30 19 21 6 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 10 19 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 10 19 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 7 12 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 71 5 9 4 11 Disambiguation of Emotions: 77 6 6 5 6
  2. (uncountable) Equality (of dignity, rank or status) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-evenhede-enm-noun-mPbdHkXQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 19 5 26
  3. (uncountable, rare) Unanimity, unanimousness; lack of disagreement. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-evenhede-enm-noun-7TYfEh0u Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 19 5 26
  4. (uncountable, rare) Calmness, equanimity, moderation. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-evenhede-enm-noun-PftWOLvI
  5. (countable, rare) An equal or peer; a person who is equal. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-evenhede-enm-noun-FmrYbAt5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 19 5 26

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-10-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-10-01 using wiktextract (c1bb342 and 6f96ddf). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.