Un-nytness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Un-nytness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 un-nytness

f. Uselessness, frivolity, vanity, triviality :-- Unnytnis nugacitas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 5. Unnytnes, 60, 24. Ǽrendwrecan unnytnesse nugigerelus, 60, 21. Hí on unnytenesse gewordene synt inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Spl. T. 13, 4. Ðæt on ðam hálgan Sunnandæge nán man hine tó unnytnesse tó swíðe ne geþeódde, Wulfst. 227, 6. Wé forbeódaþ ǽgðer ge geflitu, ge plegan, ge unnytta word, ge gehwelce unnytnesse in ðám hálgan stówum tó dónne, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 23. un-nytness

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ᚢᚾ-ᚾᚣᛏᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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