cruel, adj.
1. (sanguinaire) blōd(h)rēow (wa/wō) ♦ blōdig > a.m. bloody, v.n. blóðugr, v.h.a. blōtag > all.m. blutig, v.s. blōdag, v.fr. blōdich ♦ blōdigtōþ ♦ dēaþrēow (wa/wō) ♦ heaþugrim ♦ heorugrimm ♦ wæl(h)rēow/wælhrēaw/wælrǣw (wa/wō) ♦ wælhrēowlic.
2. (farouche, brutal) fer(h)þgrim ♦ grimful ♦ grimlic, v.n. grimmligr ♦ hrēo(h)/hrēh/rēo, v.s. hrē ♦ hrēohmōd ♦ rēþemōd ♦ rēþigmōd ♦ unbilewit/unbylewit.
3. (féroce, sauvage) dēor/dīor/dȳr ♦ grimlic ← ♦ grim(m)/grym > a.m. grim, v.n. grimmr, v.h.a. grimm (ja/jō) > all.m. grimm, v.s. grim, v.fr. grim ♦ hatol/hetol/hetel, v.h.a. hazzal ♦ hǣst ♦ h(e)ard (a/ō) > a.m. hard, got. hardus (u), v.n. harðr (a/ō), v.h.a. hart(i) (ja/jō) > all.m. hart, v.s. hard, v.fr. herd ♦ mōdig, v.h.a. muotig, v.s. mōdag ♦ rēoc ♦ (h)rēþe/rǣþe/rēde (ja/jō) ♦ (h)rīf ♦ slīþe, got. sleiþs, v.n. slíðr, v.s. slīđi ♦ stōr, v.n. stórr, v.fr. stōr ♦ stræc/strec ♦ swīþlic ♦ unbilewit ← ♦ ungerȳde(lic) ♦ unhīerlic, v.h.a. unhiurlīcha. très cruel felafrēcne ♦ singrim.
4. (dur, sans pitié) ārlēas ♦ heardlic ♦ slīþe ← ♦ slīþen ♦ unbilewit ← ♦ unhī(e)re/unhē(o)re/unhīore/unhȳre, v.h.a. unhiuri, v.s. unhiuri ♦ unhīerlic ←.
5. (malveillant, méchant) ārlēas ♦ bealuful/bealoful > a.m. baleful ♦ c(e)aldheort ♦ grammōd ♦ grim(m) ← ♦ hetegrim, v.s. hetigrim ♦ hygegrim ♦ nīþgrim ♦ (h)rēþe ← ♦ rēþig ♦ rēþlic ♦ st(i)ercedferhþ/stærcedferhþ ♦ stīþ, v.fr. stīth ♦ stīþmōd ♦ þearlmōd ♦ unhī(e)re/unhē(o)re/unhīore/unhȳre, v.h.a. unhiuri, v.s. unhiuri ♦ wrāþ > a.m. wroth, v.n. reiðr, v.h.a. reid, v.s. wrēđ ♦ wulfheort ♦ wylfen. propos/paroles cruels torncwide (m. i).
6. (douloureux, terrible, affreux) āfor, got. abrs, v.n. æfr ♦ bit(t)er/bit(t)or > a.m. bitter, got. baitrs, v.n. bitr, v.h.a. bittar > all.m. bitter, v.s. bittar ♦ c(e)arful > a.m. careful ♦ carig/ceari(g)/ceareg/cerg > a.m. chary, v.h.a. charag ♦ dēaþlic ♦ drēorig/drīorig/drēor(e)g > a.m. dreary, v.n. dreyrugr, v.h.a. trurag > all.m. traurig, v.s. drōrag ♦ drōflic ♦ earfoþe/earfeþe ♦ earfoþlic ♦ eg(i)le ♦ enge/ange/ænge/onge (ja/jō), got. aggwus (u), v.n. øngr, v.h.a. engi (i), v.s. engi ♦ gedeorfsum ♦ gēocor ♦ gramlic ♦ grimlic ← ♦ grim(m) ← ♦ h(e)ard ← ♦ hearmlic, v.s. harmlīk ♦ hefeful ♦ hefelic ♦ lāþ > a.m. lo(a)th, v.n. leiðr, v.h.a. leid > all.m. leid, v.s. lēđ, v.fr. leed ♦ mēþe (ja/jō), v.n. móðr, v.h.a. muodi (ja/jō) > all.m. müde, v.s. mōđi ♦ nearu/nearo (wa/wō) > a.m. narrow, v.s. naru ♦ sārlic, v.h.a. sērlīh ♦ swǣr/swār/swēr, swǣre (ja/jō), v.n. svárr, v.h.a. swāri (ja/jō) > all.m. schwer, v.s. swāri, v.fr. swēre ♦ swǣrlic/swārlic, v.h.a. swārlīh ♦ swȳrige ♦ teart > a.m. tart ♦ tēonful ♦ torn, v.h.a. zorn > all.m. zorn, v.s. torn ♦ tornlic, v.h.a. zornlīh ♦ þearlic ♦ þrēanī(e)dlic ♦ unswǣslic ♦ weorcsum ♦ wītelic/wītiglic ♦ wiþertȳme/wiþertīme ♦ wrāþ ← ♦ wrāþlic.
7. (sévère, dur, rigoureux) cwicsūslen ♦ dēoplic ♦ getenge, v.h.a. gizengi {ja/jō} ♦ gramlic ♦ grimlic ← ♦ hatol ← ♦ hrēo(h) ← ♦ (h)rēþe ← ♦ sārlic ← ♦ sc(e)arp/scærp > a.m. sharp, v.n. skarpr, v.h.a. sarph/scarp/scarf > all.m. scharf, v.s. skarp, v.fr. skerp ♦ scirpen/scripen ♦ smeart > a.m. smart ♦ teart ← ♦ teartlic ♦ þearl. aussi cruel, comp. égal. efenrēþe/emnrēþe.