Middle English Dictionary Entry
wansum adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | wansum adj.(2) Also wansome. |
| Etymology | From wāne n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Miserable, wretched.
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1099 : Loth was wansum, and ðugte long Vp to ðo dunes ðe weie hard and strong.
- c1440(?a1400) Perceval (Thrn)1065 : The Kyng to care-bedd es gane, For mournynge es his maste mane…His wo es wansome to wreke, His hert es bownn for to breke.