ungemetlice

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.jeˌmetˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

unġemetlīċe

  1. beyond measure
  2. too much
  3. immensely
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Wearð þæt unġemetlīċe myċle ġefeoht betwuh Crētense, ⁊ Atheniense, þǣm folcum. ⁊ þā Crētense hæfdon ðone grimlēċan siġe, ⁊ ealle þā æþelestan bearn þāra Athēniensa hȳ ġenomon, ⁊ sealdon þǣm Mīnōtaurō tō etanne, þæt wæs healf mon healf lēo.
      There was an immensely great war between the Cretans and the Athenians. And the Cretans won a grim victory, and they took all the most noble of the Athenian children and gave them to the Minotaur, who was half man and half lion, for him to eat.

Adjective

unġemetlīċe

  1. inflection of unġemetlīċ:
    1. strong accusative feminine singular
    2. strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
    4. weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
    5. weak accusative neuter singular
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