Middle English Dictionary Entry
unsīth n.
Entry Info
| Forms | unsīth n. Also unsēthe, (early infl.) unsiþe. |
| Etymology | From OE unsiþ & ME sīth n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Suffering, affliction; a misfortune, calamity; also [quot. c1350], ?a misdeed, crime; ?error for homicide n.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1164 : Euer þu singest of manne hareme…Þu ne singst neuer onesiþe Þat hit nis for sum unsiþe.
- c1350 Apoc.(1) in LuSE (Hrl 874)p.74 : Þai…take no penaunce of his vnsiþes [vr. omicydes; L homicidiis] ne of his hounters ne of his leccherie ne of his þifte.
- c1390 11 Pains(3) (Vrn)257/247 : Þe deueles…him bounde And caste hym in to þe derkeste grounde, Þer as was wepyng wiþ muche vnseeþe…And grisbatyng of teþe.