under-niman
to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal ⬩ to take into the mind ⬩ receive what is said, taught ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to blame ⬩ resent
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R. 202, 6. Hardy to grease þinge ondernime, Ayenb. 83, 19.] to blame, resent(?) Ðá undernam Godwine eorl swýðe ðæt on his eorldóme sceolde swilc geweorðan, Chr. 1052; Erl. 179, 16
Linked entry: under-fón
undern-sang
The service at the third hour of the day ⬩ tierce
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The service at the third hour of the day, tierce Undernsang tertia, R. Ben. 39, 19: 40, 6: L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6. Undernsanges gebed tertie oratio, R. Ben. Interl. 47, 10. Æt ǽfensonge and æt undernsonge, Chart. Th. 137, 34
un-eáðe
with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just
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Uneáþe ǽnig com tó ende ðære sprǽce ad rem ... cui vix exhausti quidquam satis sit, 39, 4; Fox 216, 16. Uneáðe (pretium scorti) vix (est unius panis, Prov. 6, 26), Kent. Gl. 163. Ungeáþe (uneáþe, Cott. MS.), Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 28
un-cyst
A vice ⬩ defect ⬩ fault ⬩ a disorder ⬩ a fault ⬩ solecism ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault ⬩ the vice of avarice ⬩ niggardliness ⬩ parsimony ⬩ want of liberality
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Ne hé uncysta ná begange nec avaritie studeat, R. Ben. 55, 3
Linked entry: un-gecost
un-gefaren
Untravelled ⬩ without a road
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Untravelled, without a road On ungefarenum and on wæterigum in invio et in aquoso, Blickl. Gl. (Ps. 62, 3: 106, 40)
Linked entries: ge-faran un-geféred
un-gehírsumod
Not subject ⬩ disobedient
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Not subject, disobedient Ungehýrsumude inoboedienti, R. Ben. Interl. 12, 8
Linked entry: ge-hírsumian
un-gerád
stupid ⬩ rude ⬩ unskilled ⬩ foolish ⬩ ignorant ⬩ discordant ⬩ disagreeing ⬩ at variance
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Ðonne se abbod and se práfost ungeráde beóð and him betwyx sacaþ dum contraria sibi invicem abbas prepositusque sentiunt, R. Ben. 124.
Linked entry: ge-rád
un-gerímedlíc
Innumerable
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R. 3, 15
un-ácumendlíc
Unbearable ⬩ intolerable ⬩ impossible to be borne ⬩ excessive
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Si cui fratri aliqua gravia aut impossibilia (unácumendalíce, R. Ben. Interl. 114, 5) injunguntur, R. Ben. 128, 9-11. Ða wiðercoran unácumendlíce hǽtu þrowiaþ, Homl. Th. i. 532, 1. Unácumenlícum inextricabili, infatigabili, inextinguibile, Hpt.
un-æþele
not noble ⬩ ignoble ⬩ mean ⬩ infamous
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Leófre mé is ðæt hé (the king) mé tó deáþe gesylle ðonne unæþelra (ignobilior ) man, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 27. as regards character Wæs se cyning æþelre gebyrde ðeáh ðe hé on dǽde unæþele wǽre erat rex natu nobilis quamlibet actu ignobilis, Bd. 2, 15; S
un-álífedlíce
Unlawfully
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Unlawfully Ne sceal mon unálýfedlíce gelustfullian non concupiscere, R. Ben. 16, 19. Unálýfedlíce illicite, Dial. 2, 2
un-andgitfull
Not intelligent ⬩ without understanding
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Ðæt ða andgytfullan mid worda láre tó Godes willan gemyngode sýn and ða unandgytfullan mid gódum dǽdum getrymede ut capacibus discipulis mandata Domini verbis proponat, et simplicioribus factis suis divina precepta demonstret, R. Ben. 11, 16.
Linked entry: andgit-full
un-fródness
Ignorance ⬩ rudeness
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Ignorance, rudeness Unfródnyssa (cf. edwítu, R. Ben. 97, 7) geþyldelíce beran difficultatem patienter portare, R. Ben. Interl. 95, 14
Linked entry: fród-ness
un-bescoren
Unshorn ⬩ without the tonsure
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Unshorn, without the tonsure Sume sídfeaxe gáþ, ðæt seó bescorene hálignes ne sý weorþre ðenne seó unbescorene, R. Ben. 135, 29
Linked entry: be-sceran
un-gesǽligness
Unhappiness ⬩ calamity ⬩ misery
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Seó ungesǽlignys becom on ðæt folc, ðæt hig ðone Hǽlend geféngon and on róde áhéngon, Nicod. 1; Thw. 1, 12. Wæs se dóm oncyrred Euan ungesǽlignesse, ðæt heó cende on sáre and on unrótnesse, Blickl. Homl. 3, 8.
Linked entry: ge-sǽlignes
un-gesceád
Indiscretion ⬩ unreason
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Indiscretion, unreason Ða ðe on ðám sylfum cildum mid ungesceáde gehátheortaþ qui in ipsis infantibus sine discretione exarserit, R. Ben. 130, 7. Hé on ánum dæge mid ungesceáde forspilð þreóra daga andlifene, Homl. Ass. 145, 30: Lchdm. iii. 442, 32
Linked entry: ge-sceád
un-gesceádwíslíce
Indiscreetly ⬩ unreasonably ⬩ foolishly
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Ongesceádwíslíce inrationabiliter, R. Ben. Interl. 61, 11
un-geþeaht
Evil counsel
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Evil counsel Forbeóde hé and álecge ða ðwyrnysse heora ungeþeahtes prohibeant pravorum prevalere consensum, R. Ben. 118, 10
Linked entry: ge-þeaht
un-geþeáwfæst
Illregulated of conduct
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Illregulated of conduct Ungeþeáwfæstan indisciplinatos, R. Ben. Interl. 14, 16
Linked entries: ge-þeáwfæst un-þeáwfæst
un-geþwǽrness
discord ⬩ dissension ⬩ disagreement ⬩ division ⬩ quarrel ⬩ trouble ⬩ disquiet
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Ðýlæs ǽnegu ungeþwǽrnes on his ágnum ríce áhafen wurde prius quam adversa fama novas res domi moliretur, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 30.
Linked entry: ge-þwǽrnes