Middle English Dictionary Entry
unimāke adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | unimāke adj. Also onimake. |
| Etymology | From OE ungemæc adj., with influence from ME unimāke n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Unlike (sth.), unmatched by; eche marke (worme) ~, unlike any other standard (serpent), i.e., extraordinary, peerless.
Associated quotations
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)8962 : Bi-fore þan stor was þe drake, eche worme onimake.
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)9543 : Bvmes hii bleowen and bannede hire ferde; vp hii houe þane drake, eche marke onimake.