A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Um-hilen, v. to cover up; umhild, pt. s., H.

Um-lap, v. to wrap around, comprehendere, to embrace, WA, S2; umlappe, H, HD; vmlapped, pp., S2.  See Um-*belappe. vowel).

Um-louke, v. to lock in, H.

Um-sege, v. to besiege, H.

Um-set, pp. beset all round, S2; see Vmbe-set.

Um-shadow, v. to shadow round, protect, H.

Um-stride, v. to bestride, S2; um-strode, pt. s., HD.

Um-writhen, v. to wind round, H; umwrithyn, pp., H.

Um-3*ede, pt. s. went about, H.

Un-, prefix (1), has a negative force and is used before substantives, adjectives, and past participles; on-, B.—­Goth, un-; cp.  Gr. [Greek:  an]-.

Un-, prefix (2), expresses the reversal of an action, and is used before verbs; on-, S3.—­Goth, and-; cp.  Gr. [Greek:  anti-].

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; un-bishped, S.

Un-bisor3*eliche, adv. piteously, S.

Un-bliA deg.e, adj. joyless; unblyA3/4e, 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; vn-boxome, P.

Un-buxsumnes, sb. disobedience, H.

Unce, sb. ounce, SkD, C; ounces, pl., C2.—­OF. unce; Lat. uncia.  Cf. Inche.

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.

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