uneath

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Definition of uneath in English English dictionary

Reluctantly, unwillingly

Ryght so Sir Launcelot departed with grete hevynes, that unneth he myght susteyne hymselff for grete dole-makynge.

not easy; hard

Not easily; hardly, scarcely

Uneath may she endure the flinty streets. --Shak.

{a} not easily, hardly, scarce, beneath

Not easy; difficult; hard

Not easily; hardly; scarcely

Antonyms

eath, easy

Etymology

() From Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”), from Old English unēaþe (“difficult, not easy”), equivalent to un- +‎ eath. More at eath, easy.