Middle English Dictionary Entry
unhemmed ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | unhemmed ppl. Also unhemed. |
| Etymology | From hemmed , p.ppl. of hemmen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Unbounded, unrestrained.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2835 : Hoo with þi hautes & þine vnhemed [vr. vn-hemmyd] wittis, A-vaile of þi vanite & of þi vayne pride, Obey þe to þe baratour!