Middle English Dictionary Entry
absurditẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | absurditẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | Cp. L absurditās. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Lack of harmony, dissonance; (b) an unjust practice.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.145 : There ware difformitee the beutee of Absolon..There Dauid harpe and the musik of Jubal ware absurditee.
b
- a1525(?1472) Cov.Leet Bk.374 : That ministracion of Justice may euenly and indifferently be doon..alle suche absurditees, mischeues, & misuses laide apart.