amad

Middle English

Alternative forms

• a-mad, a mad, amed, a-med, amead

Etymology

Formed as if a- +‎ mad. However, this word is attested before mad (which largely displaces it in the later language), which might be an aphetic form of it; in this case, it would be a modification of Old English ġemǣdd with a different prefix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmad/, /aˈmɛd/

Adjective

amad (plural and weak singular amadde) (Early Middle English)

1. Mad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind.
2. Emotionally overwhelmed; consumed by mood or feelings.

References

• “amad (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-09.

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Spanish

Verb

amad

1. (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of amar.