falshede

Middle English

Etymology

false +‎ -hede

Noun

falshede (plural falshedes)

  1. falseness; falsehood
    The Devil out of his skin him torne, I pray to God, for his falshede, for he was ever false in thought and dede. (Geoffrey Chaucer, The Chanones Yemannes Tale)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.