Middle English Dictionary Entry
undẹ̄mnes n.
Entry Info
| Forms | undẹ̄mnes n. Also undemenes, (?error) undemes. |
| Etymology | Prob. from ON (cp. OI ūdæmi enormity, monstrous thing) assimilated to ME dẹ̄men v. and related words; cp. Scot. dial. undeemis extraordinary, incalculable. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Extraordinary or incalculable force, harshness, or severity; ~ dint, an extraordinarily strong blow.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)23235 : Þe fifte [pain of hell] es vndemnes [Göt: vndemes of; Phys-E: vndemenes of; Frf: heuenis of] dint, þat þai wreches þare sal hint, Als it war dintes on a steþi þat smythes smittes in a smeþey.