"worse" meaning in Middle English

See worse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwurs(ə)/, /ˈwɛrs(ə)/, /ˈwars/ (note: later Northern)
Etymology: From Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirssō, variant of *wirsiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Doublet of werre (“worse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wiersa}} Old English wiersa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wirssō}} Proto-West Germanic *wirssō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wirsizô}} Proto-Germanic *wirsizô, {{doublet|enm|werre|t1=worse}} Doublet of werre (“worse”) Head templates: {{head|enm|comparative adjective}} worse
  1. comparative degree of yvel Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: yvel
    Sense id: en-worse-enm-adj-x8ogIeJQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 0 0 2 0 12 5 5 3 1 1 15 15 14 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 15 0 0 1 0 9 4 4 2 1 1 12 12 11 11 1
  2. comparative degree of ille Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: ille
    Sense id: en-worse-enm-adj-QxrCg-uv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 0 0 2 0 12 5 5 3 1 1 15 15 14 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 15 0 0 1 0 9 4 4 2 1 1 12 12 11 11 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wars, warse, weers, weorse, werce, wers, werse, wershe, wersse, wirse, wors, worsse, wærse, werrse, wrse, wurse [Early-Middle-English]

Adverb

IPA: /ˈwurs(ə)/, /ˈwɛrs(ə)/, /ˈwars/ (note: later Northern)
Etymology: From Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirssō, variant of *wirsiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Doublet of werre (“worse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wiersa}} Old English wiersa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wirssō}} Proto-West Germanic *wirssō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wirsizô}} Proto-Germanic *wirsizô, {{doublet|enm|werre|t1=worse}} Doublet of werre (“worse”) Head templates: {{head|enm|comparative adverb}} worse
  1. comparative degree of yvel (adverb) Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: yvel (extra: adverb)
    Sense id: en-worse-enm-adv-xdPSwXUW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 0 0 2 0 12 5 5 3 1 1 15 15 14 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 15 0 0 1 0 9 4 4 2 1 1 12 12 11 11 1
  2. comparative degree of ille (adverb) Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: ille (extra: adverb)
    Sense id: en-worse-enm-adv-jfnxpwnQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 0 0 2 0 12 5 5 3 1 1 15 15 14 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 15 0 0 1 0 9 4 4 2 1 1 12 12 11 11 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wars, warse, weers, weorse, werce, wers, werse, wershe, wersse, wirse, wors, worsse, wærse, werrse, wrse, wurse [Early-Middle-English]

Noun

IPA: /ˈwurs(ə)/, /ˈwɛrs(ə)/, /ˈwars/ (note: later Northern)
Etymology: From Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirssō, variant of *wirsiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Doublet of werre (“worse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wiersa}} Old English wiersa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wirssō}} Proto-West Germanic *wirssō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wirsizô}} Proto-Germanic *wirsizô, {{doublet|enm|werre|t1=worse}} Doublet of werre (“worse”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} worse, {{enm-noun|-}} worse (uncountable)
  1. Something or someone which is more yvel or ille (i.e. worse). Tags: uncountable Related terms: worsen
    Sense id: en-worse-enm-noun-K5NMK9cn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wars, warse, weers, weorse, werce, wers, werse, wershe, wersse, wirse, wors, worsse, wærse, werrse, wrse, wurse [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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