un-wendness
Similar entry: ge-unwendness
un-wéne
hopeless ⬩ not having hope or expectation ⬩ not hoped for ⬩ unexpected
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hopeless, not having hope or expectation. Similar entries Cf. or-wéne Wæs ðǽr án cnapa geǽttrod þurh næddran, swíðe tóswollen þurh ðæs wyrmes siege, unwéne his lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 7. Hé gehǽlde ánre wydewan sunu ðe unwéne læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6,
un-wéned
Unhoped for ⬩ unexpected
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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe hé him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt hé ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit
Linked entry: un-gewéned
un-wénlíc
Not giving grounds for hope ⬩ unpromising
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Not giving grounds for hope, unpromising Ðá ðú ðé selfum ðúhtest unwénlíc when you did not seem to yourself to have much chance of success; cum esses parvulus in oculis tuis, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 9. Hié oft gebidon on lytlum staþole and on unwénlícum
Linked entry: wén-líc
un-wénunga
Unexpectedly
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Unexpectedly Men cwǽdon ðonne him hwæt unwénunga gebyrede, ðæt ðæt wǽre weás gebyred, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 4
Linked entry: wénunga
un-weód
A noxious weed
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A noxious weed (lit. or metaph.) Seó eorðe ús winð wið, ðonne heó forwyrneþ eorðlíces wæstmes and ús unweóda tó fela ásendeþ, Wulfst. 92, 19. Man sceal ǽlc unriht mid rihte bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2
Linked entry: weód
un-weorclíc
Unsuitable for work
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Unsuitable for work Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa ... seó feórðe is intempestivum, ðæt ys mid niht oððe unworclíc tíma, Anglia viii. 319, 30
Linked entry: weorc-líc
un-weorþe
Unworthily
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Unworthily Unwyrðe indigne, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 14: 14, 4. Gif hé ðæs hálgan húsles unwurðe onbyrigð, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 5
un-weorþness
Indignity ⬩ contempt ⬩ disgrace
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Indignity, contempt, disgrace Mid unweorðnesse dedignatione, Past. 37; Swt. 265, 18. Hé his ríce mid micellre unweorðnesse and mid micelre uniéðnesse gehæfde, Ors. 6, 24; Swt. 276, 1. Hé his onféng mid micelre unweorðnesse a quo arrogantissime exceptus
Linked entry: weorþness
un-wérig
Not weary ⬩ fresh
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Not weary, fresh Æt níxtan wurdon hí ealle geteorode, and hé ána unwérig him æfter fyligde, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 34. Gif mon on mycelre ráde weorðe geteorad, nime betonican...; ðonne bið hé sóna unwérig, Lchdm. i. 76, 8. Hé hét ðæt mon ðæt fæsten brǽce
un-gewéned
Unexpected
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Unexpected Se here wæs cumende ungewénedre tíde on herfeste legio inopinata tempore autumni adveniens, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 42. Of ungewénedum ex improviso, Lchdm. iii. 200, 23. Of ungewéndum, 204, 19
un-gewérigod
Unwearied
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Unwearied Ungewérigadre geornfullnysse indefessa instantia, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 14
Linked entry: ge-wérgian
un-gewiderung
Bad weather
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Bad weather Syððan com, þurh ða myeclan ungewiderunge ðe cómon, swýðe mycel hungor ofer Engeland, ðæt manig hundred manna earmlíce deáðe swulton þurh ðone hungor, Chr. 1086; Erl. 219, 33
Linked entries: -widerung ge-widerung
un-gewild
Unsubdued ⬩ unsubjected
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Unsubdued, unsubjected Ungewyld indomita, ineffrenata, Hpt. Gl.461, 49. Ungewyldre ǽwnunge effrenatae jugalitatis, 434, 25. Ungewylde indomitos, 457, 76
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un-gewintred
Not adult
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Not adult Be ungewintredes wífmannes nédhǽmde. Gif mon ungewintrædne wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, sié ðæt swá ðæs gewintredan monnes bót, L. Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 16
un-gewirded
Uninjured
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Uninjured Ne mæg him bitres wiht sceððan, ac gescylded á wunaþ ungewyrded þenden woruld stondeþ, Exon. Th. 210, 5; Ph. 181
Linked entry: ge-wirdan
un-gewiss
Uncertain ⬩ not having knowledge ⬩ ignorant ⬩ not known ⬩ of which there is not certain knowledge ⬩ not conveying certain knowledge ⬩ ignominious
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Uncertain Ungewis incerta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 17. of persons, not having knowledge, ignorant Gif hé hit nát, hwelce gesǽlþa hæfþ hé æt ðam welan, gif hé biþ swá dysig and swá ungewiss ðæt hé ðæt witan ne mæg si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest
un-gewítendlíce
Without passing away ⬩ permanently
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Without passing away, permanently Gehiéren hí ðæt ðás andweardan gód bióð from ǽlcre lustfulnesse swíðe hrædlíce gewítende and swá ðeáh sió scyld ðe hí ðurh ða lustfullnesse ðurhtióð ungewítendlíce bið ðurhwuniende mid wræce audiant quod bona praesentia
un-gewitfæstness
Madness
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Madness Him cymð brægenes ádl and ungewitfæstnes him bið he will be out of his senses, Lchdm. ii. 222, 3
Linked entry: ge-witfæstness
un-gewittiglíce
Unwisely ⬩ foolishly ⬩ stolide
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Unwisely, foolishly; stolide, Gr. Dial. 2, 3
Linked entry: ge-wittiglíce