(a) That which is morally wrong, wickedness or evil in the abstract; also person.; (b) sinfulness as an attribute of persons; viciousness, inclination to bad behavior; also, culpability, fault, blameworthiness; (c) wrongdoing, sinful or wicked behavior; also, a display of wickedness; an evil deed, immoral act, a sin; don (usen, werken) ~; (d) mid (with) ~, contrary to moral or religious teachings, wickedly; in a sinful or an immoral manner; (e) in proverbs and prov. expressions.

(a) That which is unjust, injustice in the abstract; also, that which is contrary to law or lacks legal justification; also person.; also, the unjust, improper, or wrongful side in a dispute; ben) in the ~; in your right nouther in your ~, whether you were in the right or in the wrong, no matter what your stand; (b) injustice or harm done to someone or something; mistreatment of someone; an injustice, outrage, or a wrong perpetrated on someone; also, a show of contempt, disrespect, or hostility toward someone or something; don him (god, holi chirche, us, etc.) ~, maken ~ up the povre, werken him (to the devel) ~, etc.; (c) injustice or harm sustained by someone, mistreatment at someone’s hands; an injustice or outrage suffered by someone; also, an affront or indignity endured by someone; ?also, a sense of injury, indignation [quot. a1398, 2nd]; haven (sufferen, taken, tholen, ben put to) ~; (d) unjust or injurious behavior, the practice of injustice; an unjust, illegal, or wrongful act, a fraud, deception; an unjustified or indefensible act; an offense, a crime; ?also, an obligation incurred as a result of an unjust act [quot. c1450, 2nd]; (e) in proverbs.

In misc. phrases: (a) bi (mid, of, thurgh, with) ~, unjustly, wrongfully; unlawfully, illegitimately; also, without legal justification, without just cause; by illicit, unethical, or fraudulent means, falsely; also, with diminished force: unfairly, unfortunately; in ~, falsely; also, contrary to law, illegal [quot. c1380]; ben (al) with ~, to be (entirely) unjustified; (b) haven (the) ~, to act unjustly, be in the wrong; (c) beren ~ on (in) honde, to make an unjust accusation against (sb.), lay blame wrongfully on.

(a) Physical damage sustained or inflicted, bodily harm; a physical injury; ben ~, to be to the detriment (of seeds), be a cause of harm (to seeds) [last quot.]; (b) a verbal injury delivered or suffered; slanderous or malicious speech, insult, calumny; misleading or false speech, idle talk; seien (speken) ~; ~ seiere, one who speaks maliciously or falsely, a calumniator; (c) trouble, upset; also, distress, sorrow [2nd quot.].

That which violates custom or social convention, impropriety; with ~, improperly, unfittingly.

(a) That which is erroneous; an error, a mistake, false step; withouten ~, accurately; don (haven the) ~, to commit an error, err; (b) = wrongnesse n.