Middle English Dictionary Entry
unnẹ̄d adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | unnẹ̄d adv. Also unnet, unneð, (error) umnet. |
| Etymology | Prob. from nẹ̄d(e adv., but also cp. OE ungenīd, ungenēd uncompelled. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Willingly, without compulsion.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)11457 : He shall himm brinngenn onn To don summ hæfedd sinne, All hise þannkess, all unnnedd, All att hiss flæshess wille.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)173/15 : ‘Mi flesch is ifluret’…wel seið he ‘ifluret’ to bitacnin wil schrift, for þe eorðe al unnet [Cleo: al vnneð; Vrn: al unned; Nero: alumnet], & te treon alswa, openið ham & bringeð forð misliche flures.