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unbought, ppl. a.|ʌnˈbɔːt|
Forms: (see buy v.).
[un-1 8 b.]
1. Not bought; unpurchased.
c950Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. x. 8 Unboht vel unceaped [L. gratis] ᵹie onfengon, unboht sellas. a1300Prov. Hendyng in Rel. Ant. I. 114 Of un-boht hude men kerveth brod thong. a1300Cursor M. 5410 In all egypti lefte he na land Vn-boght in-til þe king hand. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) II. 451 Thus tha strave about ane wnbocht gait. a1593Marlowe Ovid's Elegies i. x. 43 Thankes worthely are due for things vnbought. c1600Chalkhill Thealma & Cl. (1683) 24 On unbought Delicates their Hunger fed. 1637Cowley Sylva, A Vote xi, In this true delight, These unbought sports, and happy state, I would not feare, nor wish my fate. c1720Prior Pontius & Pontia 23 Some hair I have, I'm sure, unbought, Pray bring your brother-wits to see't. 1790Burke Fr. Rev. 113 The unbought grace of life..is gone! 1845Kitto's Cycl. Bibl. Lit. (1847) I. 604/1 Wandering shepherds..depending solely upon the unbought gifts of nature. 1895Cornish Wild England 310 The unbought beauty of the county is still its main and most potent charm.
†2. Unpunished. Obs.—1
a1200Moral Ode 59 (Lamb. MS.), Ne scal nan ufel bon unbocht, ne nan god unforȝolden. |