un-brád
Not broad ⬩ narrow
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Not broad, narrow Eall swá brád seó sunne is swá eall eorðan ymbhwyrft, ac heó þingð ús swýðe unbrád, Lchdm. iii. 236, 8. Se unbráda þistel scolimbos, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 12.
un-cræft
An evil art ⬩ ill practice
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Utan some getrýwða habban ús betweónan bútan uncræftan, Wulfst. 167, 5
un-gerǽdness
Discord ⬩ disagreement ⬩ variance
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Sóna swá hié him betweónum ungerǽdnesse up áhófon swá forwurdon hié ealle discordia exitio fuit, 5, 3; Swt. 222, 19: 6, 6; Swt. 262, 14. For his feóndum gebidde hé, mid ðám ðe wið hyne ungerǽdnysse hæbben, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 15
Linked entries: ge-rǽdnes un-gerádness
un-getǽse
An inconvenience ⬩ a trouble
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Mid hú monigfaldum ungetǽsum and mid hú heardum brocum ús swingaþ and ðreágaþ úre worldcuude fædras quam dura carnales filios disciplinae flagella castigent, Swt. 253. 24
un-tela
Not well ⬩ ill ⬩ badly
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Getímige ús tela on líchaman, getímige ús untela, symle wé sceolon ðæs Gode ðancian, Homl. Th. i. 252, 15. Wiþ ðon ðe men mete untela melte and gecirre on yfele wǽetan, Lchdm. ii. 226, 5. Ne forsuwa ðú ná ðæt unteala gedón sý, Prov. Kmbl. 44.
un-forbærned
Unburnt ⬩ not burnt up ⬩ not consumed by fire
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Unburnt, not burnt up, not consumed by fire Ðær is ðeáw, ðonne ðǽr bið man deád, ðæt hé líð inne unforbærned mid his mágum and freóndum mónad,... hwílum healf geár ðæt hí beóð unforbærned, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 19-24.
Linked entry: for-bærnan
un-þæslíc
Unsuitable ⬩ unseemly ⬩ unbecoming ⬩ unfit
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Ús ne gedafenaþ ðæt wé úrne líchaman, ðe Gode is gehálgod on fulluhte, mid unþæslícum plegan gescyndan, i. 482, 9. Onunþæslícum tíman horis incompetentibus, R. Ben. 74, 23. Tó ðan unþæslícum ad ineptas, Hpt. Gl. 510, 35.
un-sidu
A bad habit ⬩ vicious custom ⬩ mal-practice
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Nis eác nán wundor, þeáh ús mislimpe, forðam wé witan ful georne, ðæt ... wearð þes þeódscipe swýðe forsyngod ... þurh hǽþene unsida, Wulfst. 164, 2. Áne misdǽda hé dyde þeáh tó swíðe, ðæt hé ælþeódige unsida lufode, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 1
un-fǽglíc
Not indicating impending death
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MS.) tácn (a symptom which does not indicate that a disease is mortal) him on geseóþ: mé þincþ nú ðæt ðín gecynd flíte swíþe swíþlíce wiþ ðæm dysige id, uti medici sperare solent, indicium est erectae jam resistentisque naturae, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 27
Linked entries: un-fǽge un-gefǽglíc fǽg-lic
un-tweógende
Undoubting ⬩ unhesitating ⬩ unwavering ⬩ certain
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Ðæt wé ðý untweógendran be ús gelýfden ðæt wé be ðǽm leorniaþ, Shrn. 67, 24
un-geleáffull
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. :-- Þa wearit hÉ un-geleáfful þæs engles bodungum, Hml. Th. i. 202, 5. (l c) with prep. Hml.
un-weaxen
Not grown up ⬩ young
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Ðá upp ástódon eaforan unweaxne, Andr. Kmb1. 3252; An. 1629
un-gerád
stupid ⬩ rude ⬩ unskilled ⬩ foolish ⬩ ignorant ⬩ discordant ⬩ disagreeing ⬩ at variance
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Simle bióþ ða gódan and ða yflan ungeþwǽre betwyh him, ge eác hwílum ða yfian bióþ ungeráde betwuh him selfum ut probis atque improbis nullum foedus est, ita ipsi inter se improbi nequeunt convenire, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 230, 27: Ors. 2, 7; Swt. 90, 6.
Linked entry: ge-rád
úht-sang
One of the services of the church ⬩ nocturns or matins
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kalendas Nouembris sý se ǽrest ðæs úhtsanges swá gemetegad, ðæt lýtel fæc gehealden sý betwyh ðæm úhtsange and ðæm dægrédsange, and upásprungenum dægriman dægrédsang sý begunnen a Pasca usque ad kalendas Novembris sic temperetur hora vigiliarum agenda, ut
up-weard
turned upwards ⬩ moving upwards.
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he stretched his hands up. v. upweardes) plegade, Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. Nis ðæt gedafenlíc ðæt se módsefa monna ǽniges niþerheald wese, and ðæt neb upweard, Met. 31, 23.
un-ámeten
Unmeasured ⬩ not having determined limits ⬩ very great ⬩ immense ⬩ boundless
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Nis ús nán gemet on ðam ǽrran bebode, forðan ðe wé sceolon úrne Scyppend lufian mid unámetenre lufe, Honl. Th. ii. 314, 12: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 254
Linked entry: á-metan
un-nytlíce
uselessly ⬩ vainly ⬩ to no purpose ⬩ to ill purpose
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Unnytlíce wé swincaþ, gif wé his nabbaþ ðý máran ðanc, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 21. to ill purpose Suá hié egeleáslícor and unnytlícor brúcaþ Godes giefe quo bonis Dei male uti non metuunt, Past. 36; Swt. 247, 10
Linked entry: nytlíce
un-geþwǽre
not in harmony ⬩ at variance ⬩ discordant ⬩ not in agreement ⬩ given to discord ⬩ quarrelsome ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ troublesome ⬩ vexatious
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Simle bióþ ða gódan and ða yflan ungeþwǽre betwyh him, ge eác hwílum ða yflan bióþ ungeráde betwuh him selfum, ge furþum án yfel man bið hwílum ungeþwǽre him selfum ut probis atque improbis nullum foedus est, ita ipsi inter se improbi nequeunt convenire
Linked entries: ge-þwǽre un-geþwǽrness un-þwǽre on-geþwǽre
un-geára
not long ago ⬩ lately ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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Similar entries Cf. un-fyrn
un-ásmeágendlíc
Unsearchable ⬩ past finding out ⬩ inscrutable
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His lára and his drohtnunga sind ús unásmeágendlíce, Homl. Th. i. 392, 23
Linked entry: á-smeágendlic