Un*tie" (?), v. t. [AS. unt&ymacr;gan.
See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t.]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted;
to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
Sacharissa's captive fain
Would untie his iron chain.
Waller.
Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters
drink.
Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let
loose; to unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches.
Shak.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
accounts of drunkenness.
Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie.
Denham.
Un*tie", v. i. To become untied or
loosed.
Un*tie" (?), v. t. [AS. unt&ymacr;gan.
See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t.]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted;
to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
Sacharissa's captive fain
Would untie his iron chain.
Waller.
Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters
drink.
Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let
loose; to unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches.
Shak.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
accounts of drunkenness.
Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie.
Denham.
Un*tie", v. i. To become untied or
loosed.
