uneaþe

• unēaðe

From un- +‎ ēaþe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌæ͜ɑː.θe/,

unēaþe (comparative unīeþ, superlative unīeþest)

1. barely, hardly
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Sē wer meahte unēaðe þurh hine selfne ārīsan oþþe gān.

     The man could barely get up or walk by himself.

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Unēaðe hire cymþ ǣniġ mann of ġif hē ǣrest on cymþ.

     Once anyone gets into it, they can hardly get out.

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Iċ wēne þēah þæt þū ne forstande nū ġīet hwæt iċ þē tō cweðe, for þon hit is wundorlīċ þæt iċ seċġan wille, and iċ hit mæġ unēaðe mid wordum āreċċan swā swā iċ wolde.

     I don't think you understand what I'm telling you though, because what I want to say is amazing, and I can hardly express it in words the way I would like.

2. not easily, with difficulty
3. reluctantly, unwillingly

unēaþe

1. Alternative form of unīeþe