Middle English Dictionary Entry
unrē̆stfulnes(se n.
Entry Info
| Forms | unrē̆stfulnes(se n. |
| Etymology | From rē̆stfulnesse n. or unrē̆stful adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Dissatisfaction, discontent, restlessness;
(b) disturbance, commotion, turmoil;
(c) audacity, boldness.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425(?a1400) Cloud (Hrl 674)100/1 : Vnsemely & vnordeinde contenaunces…ben verrei tokenes of vnstabelnes of herte & vnrestfulnes of mynde.
- a1500 Imit.Chr.(Dub 678)102/18 : Of inordinate loue & veyne drede growiþ all unrestfulnes of herte and distraccyon of wittes.
b
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Judith 14.9 : Thei that weren in the tabernacle camen, and maden noise bifore the entryng of the bed, and ymagyneden by craft vnrestfulnesse [WB(1): vnreste] for cause of reisyng, that Holofernes schulde awake not of the reiseris, but of sowneris.
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)537 : Miche troubelose worldli vnrestfulnes schulde be brouȝte ynto the hertis of tho religiose persoones ful vnaccording and contrariose to her religiose vertuose lyuyng.
- (1474) Let.Christ Ch.in RS 85.3275 : The principall occasion of this grete unrestfulnesse is now…rotely taken awey and extincte.
c
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Luke 11.8 : If he schal contynue knockynge…thouȝ he schal not ȝyue to hym, for he is a frend, netheles, for his vnrestefulnesse [vrr. improbite, continuel axynge; L improbitatem], he schal rise and ȝyue to hym how manye he hath nedeful.