a. Obs. [UN-1 7.]

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  1.  Irrational; not endowed with reason.

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c. 1340.  Richard Rolle of Hampole, Prick of Conscience, 166. Þat man Þat … lyves als an unscylwys best, Þat nother has skil, witt, ne mynde.

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a. 1375[?].  Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS., 63. For þou … gafe hym lordechipe and powere Abowen all oþer vnskillwise creatures sere.

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  2.  Unreasonable, excessive.

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a. 1340.  Hampole, Psalter, lxxxv. 10. I … joy in þe wiþouten vnscilwis sikirnes.

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a. 1350.  St Barthol., 367, in Horstm., Altengl. Leg. (1881), 123. Þai saf him many unskilwis scorn.

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1357.  Lay Folks Catech. (T.), 493. Glotony … is ane unskilwise likyng, or loue, In taste, or in takyng of mete and of drynk.

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  So † Unskilwisely adv. Obs.

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a. 1300.  Cursor M., 19149. Es it … resun þat we Calanged for ur gode dede be? Vn-skilwisli þan can yee blam.

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a. 1340.  Hampole, Psalter, xxxv. 7. Men, þat lifis rightwisly, and … ill men, þat lifis vnscilwisly.

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