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Middle English
Etymology 1
Unknown. Conventionally compared to Old English bæddel. See English bad for more.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
badde (plural and weak singular badde, comparative badder, superlative baddest)
- wicked, evil, vicious; ill-behaved; disloyal, unfaithful; dishonorable, bad
- inferior or poor in quality; unattractive, distasteful; wretched, foul; decayed, rotten; debased, counterfeit
- inadequate, unsatisfactory, worthless; inadequately provided, bad off
- unfortunate, untoward; unfavorable
- diseased, ill; feeble
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Noun
badde (uncountable)
- evil; wickedness
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Etymology 2
Unknown; possibly originally a term of affection.
Noun
badde (plural baddes)
- cat (domestic or wild)
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Pite Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse band.
Pronunciation
Noun
badˈde
- ribbon
Inflection
Further reading
- badde in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
References
- ^ Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press, page 39