hideus

== Old French == === Alternative forms === hydus hidous (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === From earlier hisdos, hisdus, from hisda (“horror, fear”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Probably from Frankish *egisda, *egisida (“terror, fright”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), related to *agisōn (“to horrify”). Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is less plausible. === Adjective === hideus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hideuse) ugly; hideous ==== Descendants ==== Anglo-Norman: hidous→ Middle English: hidousEnglish: hideousMiddle Scots: hidous, hidows, hidowis, hidwis, hidduusScots: hideous Middle French: hideux, hideusFrench: hideux