Middle English Dictionary Entry

nought adj.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Immoral, evil; also, as a name; (b) of human beings: unworthy; of metals, soil, a voice: worthless, of poor quality; (c) unacceptable; inappropriate, unsuitable; (d) weak, impotent; bereft of power; (e) unavailing, useless; (f) of an agreement, decree, obligation: void, nullified; (g) diseased; (h) trivial; (i) with gerunds: not; (j) litel or ~ of reputacioun, of little or no reputation; (k) ?impossible.