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† unˈwayed, a. Obs.
[un-1 9. Cf. MDu. ongheweget, MDa. uvejet.]
1. Not provided with ways or roads.
In both passages rendering L. (terra) invia.
1382Wyclif Ezek. xv. 8 Whanne Y shal..ȝyue the loond vnwaied and desolat. ― Hos. ii. 3 Y shal putte hir as a wildrenesse, and ordeyne hir as a lond vnweyed.
2. Of horses: Not accustomed to ways or roads; hence, restive, intractable.
1607Markham Cavel. iv. 15 If the horse be yong and vn⁓wayed. c1640[? Shirley] Capt. Underwit ii. ii, She kicks and flings out like a Colt unwayed. a1642Suckling Let. Wks. (1648) 82 As Colts that are unway'd, and will not go at all. |