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Unfenȝeit, -feinȝeit, ppl. adj. (adv.). Also: un-, wn-, on- and -fenȝeid, -yeid, -yiet, -ied, -yed, -ȝet(e, -yet, -fened, -feinȝied, -yeid, -yit, -yet, -feiniȝit, -feyngeit, -yett, -it, -ed, -finȝe(i)t, -fainȝ(i)ed, -fainyed, -fain(n)ed, -feaned. [ME and e.m.E. vnfeynid, vnfeyned (both Chaucer), vnfayned (1494), unfain'd (1613); Fenȝeit ppl. adj.]

A. ppl. adj. 1. Not feigned; genuine, real, sincere.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xliii 528.
Of conscience gud & clere, & fath vnfenȝet
1529 Lynd. Complaynt 415.
Cause thame … To preche with vnfenȝeit intentis And trewly vse the sacramentis
1531 James V in St. P. Henry VIII IV 593.
He sall find ws of gud afauld and unfenȝete mynd tharto
1551 Hamilton Cat. 9.
We suld lufe our self and sa our nychtbour with ane honest and haly lufe, with ane trew and unfenyet lufe
1559–60 St. A. Kirk S. 13.
In tyme cuming to assist in word and wark, with unfenyiet mynde
1563 Ferg. Tracts 43.
Vnfenied
1571 St. A. Kirk S. 347.
In respect of the said Elene humiliatioun and unfenyeid repentence
a1578 Pitsc. II 57/21.
With maist tender affectioun and wnfenȝeit heart
1622-6 Bisset II 373/12.
Unfenȝeid
(b) ?1438 Alex. ii 2211.
The Bauderane hir beheld and saw; His hart was woundit … With amouris throw fare-hede vnfeinȝeit
1581 Douglas Corr. 177.
With wnfeynit mynd to remane radie to do hir maiestie acceptable service
1584 Gowrie P. 75.
Yf … thes and other unfeyned impediments did not excuse me
c1590 Fowler II 68/20.
Our flesche being humbilit befoir God by vnfeinȝeit faith & earnest prayer
1596–7 Edinb. B. Rec. V 183.
Unfeyngeit
1596–7 Edinb. B. Rec. V 184.
Unfeynyett
1600 Breadalbane Doc. No. 363.
He sall giff to the said Schir Duncan his faithfull trew & wnfeinȝeit counsall
1600-1610 Melvill 117.
Unfeinyit
1608 S. Leith Rec. 6/1.
Wnfeinȝied
1626 Misc. Maitl. C. I 427.
And to give signes and tokens of vnfeinyet repentance
(c) 1596 Dalr. I 73/20.
How litle vane, or vnfinȝet, ar thay things that our histories settis furth
1596 Dalr. II 440/24.
Quhat scho said had was vnfinȝeit, and without al kynd of dissimulatione
(d) 1600 Colville Palinode To the Reader 2.
In charity we are to conceyue and hope his repentance to be vnfained
1609 Hume in Misc. Wodrow Soc. 585.
Unfainȝed
1611 Maxwell Mem. II 54.
Wnfainned
1626 Garden Worthies 60.
Wnfainȝied
1627 Ritchie Ch. S. Baldred 213.
Unfainyed
1628 Fraserburgh Kirk S. II 1 June.
Wnfained
1652 Dumfries Kirk S. 8 Sept.
Vnles manifest and evident signes of his hartie & unfained repentance appears
(e) 1570 Bann. Memor. 53.
His godlie and vnfeaned repentence had … blotted fourth the memorie of his offence
(f) 1573 Tyrie in Cath. Tr. 16/6.
Onfenyed
1639 Baillie II 436.
The God of mersie opne his eis to sie his error, in thatt he may, with onfened repentance, rub of the foull stens
(g) 1612 Prot. Bk. W. Leslie 16b/18.
Onfeiniȝit

2. Of persons: Free of dissemblance or deceit; honest, true. 1559 Knox VI 82.
I could not be proved enemie to your Grace, but rather a friend unfained
1562-3 Winȝet I 54/1.
I intendit … to declare me planelie in this dangerus seditioun an vnfeinȝeit Christiane
1573 Davidson in Sat. P. xl Dedic.
I vnderstude ȝow euer to haue bene sen ȝour chyldheid ane vnfenȝeit fauourar, and mantenar to ȝour power of vprichtnes
1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 338.
He wold be his faithfull and unfeinyeid friend

B. adv. = Unfenȝeitly adv. 1535 Stewart 10293.
It wes the vse ȝit euir of Scottis men Quhen that thai war vnfenȝeit into weir Mycht fast and walk and do thame litill deir

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