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▪ I. unˈwild, a.
[un-1 7. Cf. MDu. onwilt.]
Not wild; tame.
a1400Religious Pieces fr. Thornton MS. 89 Thou was witty and wyse, thi werkes vn-wylde. 1608Topsell Serpents 88 Both these sorts [of wasps], both wilde and vnwilde.
▪ II. † unˈwild, v. Obs.—1
[un-2 6 a.]
trans. To tame.
1598Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. Handy-crafts 277 Abel desirous still at hand to keep His Milk and Cheese, vnwildes [F. dessauvage] the gentle Sheep To make a flock. |