"cruelte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkriu̯ɛlteː/, /ˈkriu̯alteː/, /ˈkriu̯əlteː/ Forms: crueltes [plural]
Etymology: From Old French cruauté, from cruel. Doublet of crudelite and equivalent to cruel + -te. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cruauté}} Old French cruauté, {{doublet|enm|crudelite}} Doublet of crudelite, {{af|enm|cruel|-te}} cruel + -te Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cruelte, {{enm-noun|crueltes}} cruelte (plural crueltes)
  1. The state of being cruel; cruelness, cruelty, ruthlessness. Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-cruelte-enm-noun-JvoNGh3A Disambiguation of Emotions: 36 23 19 21 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 23 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 29 23 20 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 22 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 21 29
  2. Viciousness, ferociousness; the state of being fierce.
    Sense id: en-cruelte-enm-noun-7pU2PTBt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 23 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 29 23 20 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 22 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 21 29
  3. (rare) Strictness, unforgivingness. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cruelte-enm-noun--9nK4htA Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 23 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 29 23 20 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 22 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 21 29
  4. (rare) Injuriousness, painfulness. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cruelte-enm-noun-XamuGxIE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 23 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 29 23 20 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 22 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 21 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: creweltee, crueltee, cruelete, crualte, cruwelltee, cruwelletee

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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