Un-
prefix (1), has a negative force and is used before substantives, adjectives, and past participles; on-, B.—Goth. un-; cp. Gr. ἀν-.
Un-
prefix (2), expresses the reversal of an action, and is used before verbs; on-, S3.—Goth. and-; cp. Gr. ἀντι-.
Un-
prefix (3), until.—OS. und-. Cf. Oth.
Un-aneomned
pp. unnamed, innumerable, S. Cf. A-nemnen.
Un-auanced
pp. unpromoted, S2.
Un-bermed
pp. unleavened; unberrmedd, S.
Un-bicumlich
adj. unbecoming, S; unbicomelich, S.
Un-biheue
adj. unprofitable; unbihefre, comp., S.
Un-bileue
sb. unbelief, W.
Un-bileueful
adj. unbelieving, W; unbileful, S.
Un-binden
v. to unbind, S2; unbind, pr. s., S; unbint, S; unbond, pt. s., S; unbounden, pl., S; pp., C2.—Cp. OHG. in-bintan (Otfrid). (Un- 2.)
Un-bischoped
pp. unconfirmed; unbishped, S.
Un-bisorȝeliche
adv. piteously, S.
Un-bliðe
adj. joyless; unblyþe, S2.
Un-boht
pp. unatoned for, S; unbouht, S.
Un-bokelen
v. to unbuckle, C2, C3. (Un- 2.)
Un-brosten
pp. unburst, S2.
Un-buhsum
adj. disobedient, S; vnboxome, P.
Un-buxsumnes
sb. disobedience, H.
Un-chargid
pp. unladen, W. (Un- 2.)
Un-cofre
v. to take out of a coffer, S3. (Un- 2.)
Un-conabil
adj. unsuitable; unkonnabil, H; vncunable, H.—Cp. OF. covenable (BH. 153. 43).
Un-conabilly
adv. unsuitably, H.
Un-conabilnes
sb. misbehaviour, H.
Un-conabiltes
sb. pl. incongruities, H.
Un-corrupcioun
sb. incorruption, W.
Un-cweme
adj. displeasing, SD: unncweme, S. See Un-yqueme.
Un-deedli
adj. immortal, W; vndedly, H.
Un-deedlynesse
sb. immortality, W; undedlynes, WA.
Un-defoulid
pp. undefiled (= impollutus, immaculatus), W, WA.
Un-dep
adj. not deep, S.
Un-digne
adj. unworthy, C2.—OF. undigne.
Un-discreet
adj. undiscerning, C2.—OF. undiscret.
Un-don
v. to undo, open, disclose, SD, W; undo, WA; undede, pt. s., S2; undude, S, PP; undone, pp., S.—AS. un-dón. (Un- 2.)
Un-dreh
adj. impatient, out of patience, S2.
Un-duhtiȝ
adj. unworthy; unduhti, S.
Un-eað
adj. uneasy; uneaðe, S.
Un-eaðe
adv. scarcely, S; unneðe, S, S2, C2, C3, W; onneaþe, S2; oneþe, S3; uneth, S3, P, WA; unneth, S3.
Un-eðes
adv. scarcely, WA, S; unnethes, S2, C2, W, H; vnneths, H; vnees, PP.
Un-faȝen
adj. displeased; unfeyn, S2.
Un-fest
adj. unstable, S2.
Un-festlich
adj. unfestive, C2.
Un-fete
adj. ill-made, bad, S2. (Un- 1.)
Un-filabil
adj. insatiable, H. (Un- 1.)
Un-filed
pp. undefiled, S2.
Un-flichand
pp. unflinching, H. (Un- 1.)
Un-forȝolden
pp. unrequited, S; unvorgulde, S.
Un-freme
sb. disadvantage, S.—AS. unnfremu.
Un-fruytouse
adj. unfruitful, W.
Un-gert
pp. ungirt, G.
Un-glad
adj. unhappy, S2.
Un-happe
sb. ill-luck, WA.
Un-happy
adj. unlucky, S2.
Un-hardy
adj. not bold, PP.
Un-hele
sb. sickness, S; misfortune, CM.
Un-heled
pp. uncovered, WA, PP.—AS. helian: OHG. haljan. (Un- 2).
Un-helðe
sb. sickness, S; unhalðe, S.
Un-hersumnesse
sb. disobedience, S.—AS. unhýrsumnis.
Un-hillen
v. to disclose, S; unhilen, S2, W; onhillin, Prompt.; unhulien, SD, MD; unhiled, pp., CM, G, SD, PP; unhuled, S2.—Cp. Goth. huljan, OHG. huljan, hullan. (Un- 2.)
Un-hol
adj. sick, S.—AS. un-hál.
Un-hold
adj. ungracious, S.
Un-ifoȝ
adj. innumerable; unnifoȝe, pl., S.—AS. un-gefóg.
Un-imeað
sb. want of moderation, S (8 b. 12).
Un-imet
adj. immense, immeasurable, S; onimete, S.—AS. un-gemet.
Un-imete
adv. immensely, S.—AS. ungemete.
Un-imeteliche
adv. infinitely, S.—AS. ungemetlice.
Un-iredlice
adv. sharply, roughly, S; unrideli, S.—AS. un-gerýdelice.
Un-isalðe
sb. unhappiness, S.—AS. un-gesǽlð.
Un-iseli
adj. unhappy, S.—AS. un-gesǽlig.
Un-itald
pp. unnumbered, S.—AS. un-geteald.
Un-iwasse
pp. unwashen, S.
Un-kempt
pp. uncombed, rough, S3.
Un-keuelen
v. to ungag, S. (Un- 2.)
Un-kouth
adj. unknown, strange, PP; unkuð, S; uncuð, S2; uncouthe, pl., S2, C2; uncuðe, S; uncoðe, S.—AS. un-cúð.
Un-kunnyngenesse
sb. ignorance, W.
Un-kynde
adj. unnatural, unkind, C2, PP; uncunde, SD.
Un-kyndenesse
sb. unkindness, C3, PP.
Un-kyth
v. to hide, S2. (Un- 2).
Un-lace
v. to unbind, W. (Un- 2.)
Un-lappe
v. to unfold; onlappyt, pt. s., S3. (Un- 2.)
Un-lede
adj. miserable, wretched, S, SD.—AS. un-lǽd: Goth. un-léds.
Un-leueful
adj. not permissible, W; onleefful, illicitus, Prompt.
Un-leuesum
adj. not permissible; onlesum, S3.
Un-liche
adj. unlike, S.
Un-louken
v. to unlock, PP; vnloke, pp., G. (Un- 2.)
Un-lust
sb. lack of pleasure, displeasure, SD.
Un-lusti
adj. unlusty, idle, SD; onlosti, S2.
Un-lykynge
adj. unfit, improper, scandalous, PP.
Un-mayte
adj. unmeet, H. Phr.: in unmayte, unfittingly, H.
Un-meoð
sb. want of moderation, S; unmeð, S (8 a. 10). See Meth.
Un-meuable
adj. immovable, W.
Un-moebles
sb. pl. immovable property, PP.—Cp. OF. muebles (BH); pl. of mueble; Late Lat. mŏbilem.
Un-mylde
adj. cruel, W; unmyld, H.
Un-nait
adj. useless, S2, H.
Un-nit
adj. useless, S; unnet, S; unnut, S.—AS. un-nytt.
Un-noble
adj. ignoble, W2.
Un-noblei
sb. ignobleness, W.
Un-noyandnes
sb. harmlessness, H.
Un-obedience
sb. disobedience, W.
Un-onest
adj. dishonourable, W.
Un-orne
adj. old, worn out, S; unorn, S; unourne, HD.—AS. un-orne (Grein).
Un-perfit
adj. imperfect, W2; unparfit, PP.
Un-pesible
adj. unquiet, W.
Un-pined
pp. untouched by pain, S.
Un-pitè
sb. want of feeling, W, W2.
Un-profit
sb. unprofitableness, W.
Un-quaynt
adj. imprudent, unwise, H.
Un-rede
sb. bad counsel, folly, mischief, S.—AS. un-rǽd.
Un-redi
adj. not prepared, W; unredy, improvident, PP.
Un-repreuable
adj. not to be reproved, W.
Un-rest
sb. restlessness, S3; vnreste, dat., C2.
Un-resty
adj. restless, H; unristy, H.
Un-ride
adj. harsh, cruel, WA, HD, SD.—AS. un-(ge)ryde (Luke, 3. 5).
Un-rideli
adv. sharply, vehemently, roughly, S; unridly, fiercely, WA; see Uniredlice.
Un-riȝt
adj. sb. injustice, wrong, S2; unryht, S; vnright, PP, S2; unriht, S.—AS. un-riht.
Un-riȝtfulnesse
sb. unrighteousness, unlawfulness, W2; unrihtfulnesse, S.
Un-riȝtwisnesse
sb. unrighteousness, W.
Un-sad
adj. unsteady, C2.
Un-sadnesse
sb. instability, W.
Un-saht
adj. unreconciled, discontented, S2.
Un-schape
pp. unshapen, outlandish, S2.
Un-schutten
v. to open, SD; unschette, pt. s., SD; onschet, S3; vnshette, pp., S3. (Un- 2.)
Un-scilwis
adj. unwise, H.
Un-scilwisly
adv. unwisely, H.
Un-sehelich
adj. invisible, S.
Un-seill
sb. misfortune, B.—AS. unsǽl.
Un-sele
adj. unhappy, S, S2.
Un-sely
adj. unhappy, C2; vnceli, W.
Un-selð
sb. unhappiness; unselðe, S; unnsellðe, S; unnseolðe, S.—AS. un-sǽlð.
Un-sete
sb. unsettledness, S2.
Un-skaþeful
adj. harmless; unnskaþefull, S.
Un-skaþiȝnesse
sb. harmlessness, S.
Un-skilful
adj. unreasonable, outrageous, unprofitable, PP; unschilful, S2.
Un-slekked
pp. unslacked, C3.
Un-soote
adj. unsweet, bitter, S3.
Un-souerable
adj. insufferable, S3.
Un-sounded
pp. unhealed, S3.
Un-sowen
v. to slit open what has been sewn, PP; unsouwen, PP. (Un- 2.)
Un-spedful
adj. unsuccessful, H; onschet, S3.
Un-sperren
v. to unfasten, unbar, PP. (Un- 2.)
Un-spurne
v. to kick open, S. (Un- 2.)
Un-staðeluest
adj. without a firm foundation, S.
Un-stedefast
adj. not firm in one’s place, unsteady, S, PP; unstudeueste, S.—AS. unstedefæst.
Un-stirabil
adj. immovable, H.
Un-strong
adj. feeble, S.—AS. un-strang.
Un-suget
pp. not subject, W.
Un-tellendlic
adj. indescribable, S.
Un-thende
Theen.
Un-thewe
sb. immorality, S; un-þeu, S; unþewe, dat., S; unþewes, pl., S2.—AS. un-þéaw.
Un-tholemodnes
sb. impatience, H.
Un-thryftyly
adv. unprofitably, improperly, S2, C3.
Un-tiffed
pp. unadorned, S.
Un-tiled
pp. untilled, PP; untuled, S2.
Un-to
prep. unto, SkD.—OS. untó for undt + ó; cp. OS. unte, until, Goth. unte, for, OHG. unz (Tatian). (Un- 3.)
Un-todealet
pp. undivided, S. (Un- 1.)
Un-toheliche
adv. unrestrainedly, S.
Un-tohen
pp. undisciplined, S; untowun, SkD (p. 695), untohe, S.—Cf. AS. téon. See Ten.
Un-trewe
adj. untrue, not straight, S, PP, C2.—AS. un-tréowe.
Un-trewnesse
sb. untruth, S.
Un-trewthe
sb. untruth, C3.
Un-trist
sb. disbelief, W.
Un-vysible
adj. invisible, W.
Un-war
adj. unexpected, unexpecting, SD, S2, C2, C3.
Un-ware
adv. unwarily, S2.
Un-warly
adv. at unawares, S3.
Un-way
sb. wrong path, H.
Un-weawed
pp. unveiled, S.—Cp. AS. wǽfels, a covering, veil.
Un-welde
adj. impotent, weak, SD, S; vnweldy, S3, C3.
Un-wemmed
pp. unstained, unspotted, S, S2, C3, W2; unwemmyd, W, H; unwemmet, S; unweommet, S.—AS. un(ge)wemmed.
Un-werȝed
pp. unwearied; unwerget, S.—AS. un(ge)wériged.
Un-wiht
sb. monster, an uncanny creature, evil spirit, S; unwiȝt, S; adj., S; unwiȝtes, pl., S.
Un-wille
sb. unwillingness, displeasure, S. Phr.: hire unwilles, against her will, S.—AS. un-willa.
Un-willich
adj. unwilling, S.
Un-wine
sb. enemy, S; unwines, pl., S.
Un-wis
adj. unwise, S2.—AS. un-wís.
Un-wisdom
sb. folly, W.
Un-wist
pp. unknown, C.
Un-wit
sb. want of wit, C3, H.
Un-witti
adj. unwise, W.
Un-wityng
pr. p. unknowing, C3.
Un-wityng
sb. ignorance, W.
Un-wiȝt
adj. uncanny, S. See Un-wiht.
Un-worschip
v. to dishonour, W.
Un-wrappen
v. to disclose, C2. (Un- 2.)
Un-wrast
adj. infirm, weak, base, bad, S, PP; unwreast, S; unwraste, pl., S; unwreste, dat. s., S.—AS. un-wrǽst.
Un-wrenc
sb. evil design; unwrenche, dat., S.—AS. unwrenc.
Un-wrien
v. to uncover, SD; pp., S.—From AS. wríhan. (Un- 2.)
Un-wréon
v. to discover, to reveal, SD; unwreo, S; unwroȝen, S; unwroȝe, S.—AS. un-wréon. (Un- 2.)
Un-wunne
sb. sadness, S, SD; unwinne, S; unwenne, S.
Un-wurð
adj. unworthy, S; unwurðe, pl., S; unwurðere, comp., S; unwurðeste, superl., S.—AS. un-wurð.
Un-wurði
adj. unworthy, S, SD; onwurþi, Prompt.
Un-wurðlich
adj. unworthy, base; unworþelych, S2; unwurðliche, adv., S.—AS. un-wurðlic, -lice.
Un-yliche
adj. unlike, S; unilich, S.—AS. un-gelíc.
Un-yqueme
adj. displeasing, S. See Un-cweme, Icweme.
Un-þanc
sb. dislike; unþonkes, gen., S. Phr.: hares unþances, against their will, S.—AS. un-þanc.
Un-þrift
sb. unprofitableness; unþryfte, S2.
Unce
sb. ounce, SkD, C; ounces, pl., C2.—OF. unce; Lat. uncia. Cf. Inche.
Uncuð
adj. strange, unknown, S2; see Un-kouth.
Undampned
pp. uncondemned, W.
Under
prep., adv. during, between, under, underneath, S; onder, SD; undur, W; undir, B. Phr.: vnder þan, during these things, interea, meanwhile, S.—AS. under: Goth. undar; cp. OHG. untar.
Under
sb. afternoon, CM; see Undern.
Under
v. to subject, S2.
Under-crien
v. to cry out; undurcrieden, pt. pl. (= succlamabant), W.
Under-fangen
v. to receive, S; underfonge, S; onderuonge, S2; underuongen, S; onderfang, imp. s., S; undurfong, pt. s., S2; underueng, S2; underfangen, pp., S; underuonge, S; underfongen, P; undurfongun, W.
Under-fon
v. to receive, S; underfo, S; under-uon, S; underfon, pp., S.—AS. under-fón.
Under-giten
v. to perceive, understand; underȝiten, SD; underȝeite, S; undergæton, pt. pl., S.—AS. under-gitan.
Under-leggen
v. to subject; under-laide, 2 pt. s., S2.
Under-ling
sb. a subject, inferior, S, PP.
Under-lout
adj. subject, H.
Under-master
sb. usher; undurmaistir (= paedagogus), W.
Under-mel
sb. the afternoon-meal, SD, CM. See Undern.
Under-nymen
v. to receive, perceive, reprove, PP; undirnyme, W2; undernimen, S; underneme, reprehendo, Prompt.; undernom, pt. s., C3; undernumen, pp., S; undirnommen, W; undernome, PP.
Under-picchen
v. to fix underneath; underpyghte, pt. s., C3.
Under-preost
sb. under-priest; unnderr-preost, S.
Under-sette
v. to place beneath, support, prop up; undursette, W2.
Under-standen
v. to understand, S; onderstanden, S2; understonden, S, S2; undyrstonde, S2; understant, pr. s., S; understont, S; undyrstode, pt. s., S2 understoden, pt. pl., S; undurstoden, stood under, W2; understande, pp., S; understonde, S2; onderstonde, S2.
Under-stondingnesse
sb. faculty of understanding, S.
Under-take
v. to undertake, agree, SD; undertoc, pt. s., S2; undertok, S.
Under-uon
v. to receive, S; see Under-fon.
Under-þeod
sb. subject, S; underþeoden, pl., S; underþiede, S.—AS. under-þéod.
Under-ȝeite
v. to learn, discover, S; see Under-giten.
Undern
sb. the time between, the time between sunrise and noon, between noon and sunset, a mealtime, S2, C, C2, CM, Voc.; undorne, WA; vndren, S, HD, SD; under, S2; undur, HD; aunder, HD.—AS. undern, OS. undorn, Icel. undorn; cp. OHG. untorn (G. untern).
Undern-time
sb. SD; undrentime, S; undirtime, SD.
Undon
v. to undo, destroy, PP.
Undoubtabili
adv. without doubt, S3.
Universite
sb. universe, world, W.—OF. universite; Lat. universitatem (Vulg.).
Unk
pron. dual. us both, S; unker, of us both, S.—AS. unc, dat. and acc., uncer, gen.: Goth. ugk, acc., ugkis, dat., ugkara, gen.
Unnen
v. to grant, S; hunne, S; an, 1 pr. s., S; on, pr. s., S; i-unne, pp., S.—AS. unnan, 1 and 3 pr. s. ann, opt. unne, pt. úðe, pp. ge-unnen. Cp. Icel. unna, OS. gi-unnan, OHG. gi-unnan, pt. onda (Otfrid), G. gönnen.
Unnethes
adv. scarcely, S2, C2, W, H; vnneths, H; see Un-eðes.
Unneðe
adv. scarcely, S, S2, C2, C3, W; unneth, S3; see Un-eaðe.
Until
conj., prep. until, unto, S2, PP, SkD; ontill, B. (Un- 3.)