† 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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