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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unrevengit, Onrevengit, p.p. Also: unrevengeit, -ed, wnrevangit, onrewangit, -wengit. [e.m.E. vnreuenged (1553); Reveng(e v.]

1. Not requited by revenge, unavenged: a. Of persons. b. Of actions.a. 1513 Doug. x xii 126.
Me onrevengit [Ruddim. vnreuengit; L. inulto], thou sal nocht victour be, For weill I wait that sone I salbe wrokynb. 1533 Boece 273b.
Euery ane exhortit his marro he suld … nocht … suffir the iniquite of Saxouns … langare vnrevengeit a1578 Pitsc. I 78/6.
Promitand … never to tholl reif nor … ony kind of iniurieis … aganis riche or poore to lat the samin pase wnrevangit 1586 James VI in Ellis Orig. Lett. 1 Ser. III 20.
[Monarchs] quhose anointing by Godd can not be defylid be man, unreuenged by the Authoure thairof 1600-1610 Melvill 71.
They wald nocht suffer ther blud sched (as they alleagit) unrevengit(b) a1578 Pitsc. I 28/4.
Ane man of hiche spreit and curaige nocht willing to seit with so mony wrangis as he had gottin onrewengit

2. Without incurring revenge, without being punished.(a) 1533 Bell. Livy II 105/5.
Than Tempaneus … drew thame all togidder … nocht vnrevengit of his inemyis(b) 1513 Doug. ix xiii 13.
Nane bot a man standand ȝou aganys … Onrevengit [Ruddim. unreuengit; L. impune], sa gret occisioun … sal mak within ȝour tovn

3. Without obtaining revenge, unrevenged upon another. 1547–8 Corr. M. Lorraine 213.
Or we be swa cruelly owrthrawin … we will randyr to the Twrk rathyr nor to be onrewangit