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Unhelit, -haillit, Onheillitt, p.p. [ME and e.m.E. unhealed (Ancr. R.), vnheled (Trevisa); Hele v.2] a. Of a wound: Unhealed. b. Of a person: Not cured (of a wound or disease). —a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 13/22.
Off twenty wonddis and ane be left unhelit Quhat avalis the leiching of the laif? —b. 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 12.
Thair, quhill thay baith wer ȝit febill and unhaillit, scho of hir diseis [etc.] —(b) 16.. Hist. Kennedy 53.
Lyand onheillitt of his wondis
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