Un-rím

n. A countless number, an incalculable number or amount, (1) without a following genitive :-- Ðonne án tweó of ádón biþ, ðonne biþ unrím ástyred ut una dubitatione succisa innumerabiles aliae succrescant, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19. (2) with a genitive plural :-- Ðǽr is unrím on ealra cwycra illic reptilia, quorum non est numerus, Ps. Th. 103, 24: Shrn. 65, 24. Hié in ðære eá áweóllon swá ǽmettan, swilc unrím heora wæs, Nar. 11, 14. Him com unrím wildeóra ðǽrtó, Shrn. 118, 16: Met. 20, 190. Him gelýfde leóda unrím, 26, 40. Reced weardode unrím eorla, Beo. Th. 2480; B. 1238. Ðæt is herga mǽst, eádigra unrím, Exon. Th. 352, 3; Sch. 92. Mid unríme þegna and eorla, Met. 25, 7. Þeáh hé áge ǽhta unrím, 14, 4. Betwuh óþerra unrím ǽwyrdleana inter alia detrimenta innumera, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 21: Andr. Kmbl. 1408; An. 704. Hé gehét unrím máþma promisit se ei innumera ornamenta largiturum, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 8: Exon. Th. 245, 12; Jul. 43. Wé witon unrím monna multos scimus, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 36, 2. Hé ofslóh unrím Walana, Chr. 605; Erl. 21, 26: Cd. Th. 194, 15; Exod. 261: 220, 13; Dan. 70: Exon. Th. 270, 23; Jul. 469. Wíta unrím, Cd. Th. 22, 4; Gen. 335: 48, 15; Gen. 776. (2 a) with the verb in the plural :-- Beóð ðé áhylded fram wíta unrím, grimra gyrna ðe ðé gegearwad sind, Exon. Th. 252, 33; Jul. 172. (2 b) in the following the construction is peculiar, the word seeming indeclinable; non uno quolibet auctore, sed fideli innumerorum testium adsertione, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 25. Bútan óþrum læssan unrím ceastra praeter castella innumera, 1, 1; S. 473, 28. (3) with a sing. gen. of word implying multitude :-- Unrím heriges, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 31. Cnósles unrím, Exon. Th. 430, 15 Rä. 44, 9. Ðæt his (of that race) unrím á in wintra worn wurðan sceolde, Cd. Th. 236, 21; Dan. 324. Eác ðám wæs unrím óðres mánes (cf. ðæt wæs tó-eácan óþrum unárímedum yflum, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 11), Met, 1, 44. Ðǽr wæs wunden gold on wán hladen, ǽghwæs unrím, Beo. Th. 6261; B. 3135. Sió hálige cirice unrím folces beféhð mid ánfealde geleáfan innumeros sanctae ecclesiae populos unitas,fidei contegit, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 7: Exon. Th. 36, 1; Cri. 569. Hé geaf him gúðgewǽda ǽghwæs unrím, Beo. Th. 5241; B. 2624. [O. Sax. un-rím (engiló).] and following words. un-rim