"vicious" meaning in Middle English

See vicious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /visiˈuːs/, /visˈjuːs/, /ˈvisjus/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *(d)wi-tyo-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí? Latin vitium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin vitiōsus Anglo-Norman viciousbor. Middle English vicious Borrowed from Anglo-Norman vicious, from Latin vitiōsus; equivalent to vice + -ous. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|xno:vicious|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *(d)wi-tyo-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí? Latin vitium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin vitiōsus Anglo-Norman viciousbor. Middle English vicious [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*(d)wi-tyo-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwóh₁", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "2" : "*dwóh₁<id:two>", "id" : "two" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwi-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wí", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vitium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ŏ̄dsos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ōssus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vitiōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "vicious", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "vicious", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="vicious">, {{bor+|enm|xno|vicious}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman vicious, {{der|enm|la|vitiōsus}} Latin vitiōsus, {{af|enm|vice|-ous}} vice + -ous, {{ety|enm|:bor|xno:vicious|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *(d)wi-tyo-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí? Latin vitium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin vitiōsus Anglo-Norman viciousbor. Middle English vicious Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|viciouse||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} vicious (plural and weak singular viciouse), {{enm-adj|viciouse}} vicious (plural and weak singular viciouse) Forms: viciouse [plural], viciouse [singular, weak], viciows [alternative], vicius [alternative], vycious [alternative], vycyus [alternative], vicyous [alternative], vecyous [alternative], vysyous [alternative], vycios [alternative], vycyous [alternative], vicyows [alternative]
  1. Iniquitous, sinful, wicked (often in a way that causes harm or vice to/in others)
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  2. (rare) Lacking purity or cleanness; spoiled or defiled. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-vicious-enm-adj-xAkq8t53
  3. (rare) Inaccurate, modified, or debased; of substandard quality. Tags: rare
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  4. (rare) Injurious, dangerous; causing serious harm. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-vicious-enm-adj-4lq30EYh Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 9 23 3 8 27 14 0 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 8 24 3 4 30 16 0 6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "-ossus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-ōsus",
      "-osus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "vitiōsus",
      "vitiosus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "vicious",
      "vicious#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "vicious",
      "vicious#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "vitiōsus",
      "vitiosus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "vice",
      "vice#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ous",
      "-ous#Middle_English"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "vicious"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "vitiōsus"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "vice",
        "3": "-ous"
      },
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      "name": "af"
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        "2": ":bor",
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        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viciouse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viciouse",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viciows",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vicius",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vycious",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vycyus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vicyous",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecyous",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vysyous",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vycios",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vycyous",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vicyows",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "enm",
        "10": "{{{3}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{sup2}}}",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "plural and weak singular",
        "4": "viciouse",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{comp2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f3l": "",
        "f5l": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vicious (plural and weak singular viciouse)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "viciouse"
      },
      "expansion": "vicious (plural and weak singular viciouse)",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Iniquitous, sinful, wicked (often in a way that causes harm or vice to/in others)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Iniquitous",
          "iniquitous"
        ],
        [
          "sinful",
          "sinful"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking purity or cleanness; spoiled or defiled."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purity",
          "purity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Lacking purity or cleanness; spoiled or defiled."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inaccurate, modified, or debased; of substandard quality."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modified",
          "modified"
        ],
        [
          "debased",
          "debased"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Inaccurate, modified, or debased; of substandard quality."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Injurious, dangerous; causing serious harm."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Injurious, dangerous; causing serious harm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/visiˈuːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/visˈjuːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvisjus/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vicious"
}

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