† gerardn.
Obsolete.
A villain.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > villainy > villain > [noun]
waryOE
geringc1290
thief1297
villain1303
gerardc1350
villainc1400
villainist1596
viliaco1600
evil genius1688
villagio1820
badman1855
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] > wicked person > villain
geringc1290
thief1297
villain1303
gerardc1350
meschant1490
miscredent?a1500
miscreant1590
villainist1596
viliaco1600
villagio1820
badman1855
meanie1932
baddie1934
c1350 Leg. Rood (1871) 64 Þe gerrard [the Devil] þus gan hir bigile, And me also, allas þat while!
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22308 Þai sal wene crist at vnderfang, And sal receiue þe gerard strang.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11811 Þat gredi gerard als a gripe, His vn-rightes biginnes to ripe!
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7487 I sal vnder-tak þe fight, Agains yon gerard [sc. Goliath] þat es sa grim.
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