Quaad

See also: quaad

German Low German

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German quât, from Old Saxon *kwād, from Proto-West Germanic *kwād.

Alternative forms

  • Quade (for all senses except #1)

Noun

Quaad n (plural has not been set)

  1. dirt; filth; muck; grime
  2. evil; bad; wickedness
  3. plague; scourge

Etymology 2

From quaad (“evil; bad; wrong”).

Alternative forms

Noun

Quaad m (plural Quaden)

  1. A wrongdoer
  2. The Devil
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