† geringn.
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
c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 257/44 ‘Ȝe,’ þouȝte he, ‘þis is mi wijf, and sum gering is i-comen hire to.
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