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Unreddy, -readie, Wnreddy, -ie, adj. [ME and e.m.E. vnredi (Cursor M.), unredy (Rolle), unready (1510-20); Reddy adj.] a. Of payment: Not prompt; delayed, deferred. b. Of persons: Not ready; unprepared. c. Of a path or way: Not easy to see or follow; obscure, indistinct. d. proverb. Not easy to obtain. —a. c1420 Ratis R. 1004.
And it is wnreddy payment That thow has fristit out or lent —b. c1520-c1535 Nisbet 2 Cor. ix 4.
Or perauentur quhen Macedonies cummis with me, and findis you vnreddy [W. vnredy, P. vnredi], we be schamet —c. 1535 Stewart 39158.
Syne staw away … in ane kne deip snaw, Quhairfoir the way wes wnreddie to knaw 1535 Stewart 13730.
Nor ȝit wist weill quhair away for till wend, The gait wes sa vnreddy and miskend —d. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 163.
A rinning hair is unreadie meate
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