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unearth exhume XV; expel (an animal) from its earth XVII; (fig.) bring to light XIX. f. UN-2 + EARTH sb. uneasy XIII (UN-1). uneath (arch.) with difficulty; hardly, scarcely. OE. unēaðe, f. UN-1 + ēaðe easily. unemployment XIX (UN-1). unending XVII (UN-1). unequal XVI (UN-1). uneven OF. unefen; see UN-1, EVEN2. unfailing XIV (UN-1). unfasten XIII (UN-2). unfeeling OE. unfēlende; f. UN-1 + prp. of FEEL vb. unfit XVI (UN-1). unfitting XVI (UN-1). unfix XVI (UN-2). unfold open the folds of; disclose. OE. unfealdan; see UN-2, FOLD2. unfrequented XVI (UN-1). unfrock XVII (UN-2). ungainly XVII. f. UN-1 + (dial.) gainly, after ungain (dial.) not straight; inconvenient (XV) — ON. úgegn, f. ú- UN-1 + gegn straight; see -LY1.

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