madnes

Middle English

/ˈmadnɛs/

noun

Definitions

Madness; the state of being deranged or insane.
Incautiousness; the state of being incautious or overenthusiastic.
(rare) The state of being stupid; stupidity.

Etymology

Affix from Middle English mad.

Origin

Middle English

mad

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mad English
madness English
ġemǣdd Old English
amad Middle English
mad Middle English
madde Middle English
madden Middle English
made Middle English
madhede Middle English
madli Middle English
madschipe Middle English
medde Middle English