Middle English Dictionary Entry
unwei n.
Entry Info
| Forms | unwei n. Also unwai. |
| Etymology | From wei n.(1); cp. MDu. onwech, MLG unwech. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A place without paths or tracks;—used fig.
Associated quotations
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)106.40 : He made thaim to erere in vnway [L inuio] & noght in way…god suffirs all to erre out of the way of rightwisnes.