† wickedheadn.
Obsolete.
Wickedness, iniquity; plural wicked acts or doings.
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woughc888
manOE
evilness1000
evilc1040
un-i-thora1200
witherfulnessc1200
mixshipc1225
quedeship?c1225
lithernessa1240
unwrastshipa1250
felonyc1290
shrewheadc1290
litherhead1297
wickedheada1300
wicknessa1300
follyc1300
shrewdom13..
wickhedec1305
shrewdheadc1315
shrewdnessc1315
unwrastnessc1315
wickc1330
wickednessa1340
quedehead1340
quedeness1340
lewdnessa1387
felona1400
wickedleka1400
wickedredea1400
badnessc1400
shrewdshipc1400
shrewnessc1425
wickdomc1440
noughtinessa1500
naughtiness?1529
sinfulness1530
noughtihoodc1540
meschancy1609
scelerateness1613
meschantnessa1630
nefariousness1727
devilness1853
a1300 Cursor Mundi 841 Strang wickedhed Broght adam to suilk a ded.
a1300 Cursor Mundi 23142 Sa duked in þair wicked hedis.
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 114 He þet..heþ ine his herte hate, wreþe, oþer wyckedhede.
1370–80 Vis. St. Paul 46 in Old Eng. Misc. 224 Sore hit is to drede Þe places of helle for wikked-hede.
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n.a1300- etc down a person's throat
- etc down to grass
- etc downright
- etc etc price of
- etc etc price upon
- etc even date
- etc evening
- etc excellency
- etc extent
- etc extraordinary
- etc eyeshot
- etc eyesight
- etc filthy on
- etc finer feelings
- etc for farm
- etc for the lick of one's life
- etc for the moon
- etc free
- etc friendly neighbourhood
- etc from strength to strength
- etc full sail
- etc full sails
- etc garbage to a bear
- etc gentleman
- etc good