† unwayedadj.
Obsolete.
1. Not provided with ways or roads.In both passages rendering Latin (terra) invia.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > provided with roads > not
waylessOE
unwayed1382
roadless1755
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xv. 8 Whanne Y shal..ȝyue the loond vnwaied and desolat.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Hosea 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.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive
restiffc1390
restyc1465
stiff-necked1526
hard-headed?1532
restive1549
rusty1555
hard-mouthed1565
unwayed1607
haunty1657
nappy1924
1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iv. 15 If the horse be yong and vnwayed.
c1640 Capt. Underwit ii. ii She kicks and flings out like a Colt unwayed.
a1642 J. Suckling Let. in Wks. (1648) 82 As Colts that are unway'd, and will not go at all.
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