† visenagen.
Obsolete. rare.
A term of abuse applied to a woman.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > as abused > female
visenagec1460
bitch-clout?a1475
harlot?c1500
tarleather1575
whipperginnie1593
brach1612
city wire1616
she-dog1624
cunt1663
faggot1722
son of a bitch1936
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1012 ‘Go home, lewde visenage, þat evil mut þowe the!’ Quod Beryne to the damesell, & gan hir fray & ffeer.
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n.c1460- pledant
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- pledge breaker
- pledge breaking
- pledge card
- pledge chamber
- pledge day
- pledge drive
- pledge form
- pledge keeper
- pledge master
- pledge of allegiance
- pledge office
- pledge one's troth
- pledge out
- pledge pin
- pledge ring
- pledge room
- pledge troth
- pledge week
- pledge-bound
- pledge-cup
- pledge-free
- pledge-house
- pledge-jewel