† edmeden.
Obsolete.
Gentleness, humility.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > [noun]
edmodnessc888
edmedec1000
dafteliȝkc1175
edmodleȝcc1175
meeklaikc1175
meeknessc1175
meekshipc1225
lowshipc1230
humilityc1315
meekheadc1325
lowness1340
povertyc1350
humblessec1374
umblete1377
humbleness1388
humbletec1400
lowlinessa1413
humilness1423
lowliheada1450
self-contempt1563
humilitudea1586
demissness1603
lowlihood1818
c1000 Ags. Ps. cxviii[xix]. 92 Þæt ic on minum eadmedum eall forwurde.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10911 Ȝeornden Arðures grið & his aðmeden.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4993 Þurh his æd-meden [c1300 Otho edmode].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† edmedeadj.
Obsolete.
Humble.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective]
heanc825
daftc1000
edmedec1000
edmodc1000
edmodeda1175
sheepishc1175
deftc1220
edmodi?c1225
lowc1225
humblec1250
beienlichc1275
buxoma1300
meekc1325
benign1377
lowlya1382
contemptiblec1384
pridelessc1395
humil1488
low-down1548
unproud1570
demiss1572
unpuffed1577
afflicted1590
unselfdelicious1605
cottagely1653
unselfvaluing1668
simplified1721
demissivea1763
stateless1844
maiden-meek1847
vanityless1854
patronizable1884
c1000 Ags. Ps. cxv. 1 [cxvi. 10] Ic eom eadmede swiþe.
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 115 Þe edmeda riche..mei beon godes wrecche.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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