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hidous
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Middle English
Alternative forms
- hidus, hidos, hidowes, hidowesse, hidois, hides, hidewes, hideous, hidious, hidws, hidwes, hidwisse, idous, hiddous, hiddowus, hedous, hedus, hedoes, hedewes, hedeowes, hedeous, hedious, hudous, hudyȝs, hodous, hydous, hydus, hydos, hydowes, hydowesse, hydoys, hydes, hydewes, hydws, hydwes, hydwysse, ydous, hyddous, hyddowus, hedyous
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman hidous, of uncertain origin. See English hideous for more.
Adjective
hidous
- terrifying, frightening
- hideous, horrible, repulsive
- detestable, odious
- great, extreme, immense
- violent, fierce
- loud, noisy
- huge, enormous
- mighty, glorious
Descendants
References
- “hidǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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Old French
Adjective
hidous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hidouse)
- (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of hideus
Descendants
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