quaet

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-Germanic *kwēdaz.

Adjective

quâet

  1. evil
  2. bad
  3. wrong
  4. criminal
  5. angry
  6. bad, of low quality
  7. sick, ill
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: kwaad
  • Limburgish: kwaod

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *kwāt, from Proto-Germanic *kwēdą.

Noun

quâet ?

  1. evil
  2. badness
  3. misfortune, disaster
  4. disease
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: kwaad
  • Limburgish: kwaod

Further reading

  • “quaet (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “quaet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “quaet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “quaet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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