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English word bad comes from Old English biddan (To ask for; to entreat, beg; to demand.), Proto-Germanic *bad- (To defile?.), Old English bæddel (An effeminate man. Hermaphrodite.), Old English bæd

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biddan (Old English)

To ask for; to entreat, beg; to demand.

*bad- (Proto-Germanic)

To defile?.

bæddel (Old English)

An effeminate man. Hermaphrodite.

bæd (Old English)

bædan (Old English)

To constrain, to incite, to compel To defile.

badde (Middle English)

Diseased, ill; feeble. Inadequate, unsatisfactory, worthless; inadequately provided, bad off. Inferior or poor in quality; unattractive, distasteful; wretched, foul; decayed, rotten; debased, counterfeit. Unfortunate, untoward; unfavorable. Wicked, evil, vicious; ill-behaved; disloyal, unfaithful; dishonorable, bad Cat (domestic or wild) Evil; wickedness.

bad (English)

(hip-hop slang) good, superlative. (informal) Bold and daring.. (of a, need or want) Severe, urgent.. (of breath) Malodorous, foul.. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.. Evil; wicked.. Faulty; not functional.. Not good; unfavorable; negative.. Not suitable or fitting.. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.. Unhealthy. (countable, uncountable, economics) [...]

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