uneath

uneath
1. adjective /ʌˈniːθ/
not easy; hard
2. adverb /ʌˈniːθ/
Not easily; hardly, scarcely.

Who he was, uneath was to descry. Spenser.


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  • Uneath — Un*eath , a. [AS. une[ a]?e; un not + e[ a]?? easily, easy; akin to OS. ??i easy, OHG. ?di.] Not easy; difficult; hard. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Who he was, uneath was to descry. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uneath — Un*eath , adv. Not easily; hardly; scarcely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Uneath may she endure the flinty streets. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uneath — I. “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English uneathe, from Old English unēathe, from un (I) + ēathe easy more at eath archaic : not easy : difficult, hard …   Useful english dictionary

  • uneath — un·eath …   English syllables

  • Uneth — Un*eth ([u^]n*[e^]th ), Unethes Un*ethes , adv. With difficulty; scarcely. See {Uneath}. [Written also {unethe}, {unneth}, {unnethe}, {unnethes}, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unethe — Uneth Un*eth ([u^]n*[e^]th ), Unethes Un*ethes , adv. With difficulty; scarcely. See {Uneath}. [Written also {unethe}, {unneth}, {unnethe}, {unnethes}, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unethes — Uneth Un*eth ([u^]n*[e^]th ), Unethes Un*ethes , adv. With difficulty; scarcely. See {Uneath}. [Written also {unethe}, {unneth}, {unnethe}, {unnethes}, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unneth — Uneth Un*eth ([u^]n*[e^]th ), Unethes Un*ethes , adv. With difficulty; scarcely. See {Uneath}. [Written also {unethe}, {unneth}, {unnethe}, {unnethes}, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unnethe — Uneth Un*eth ([u^]n*[e^]th ), Unethes Un*ethes , adv. With difficulty; scarcely. See {Uneath}. [Written also {unethe}, {unneth}, {unnethe}, {unnethes}, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unnethe — Un*nethe , Unnethes Un*nethes , adv. With difficulty. See {Uneath}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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