† incertainadj.n.²

Etymology: < French incertain (Oresme, 14th cent.), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + certain, after Latin incertus uncertain.

Obsolete.

A. adj.

Not certain; = uncertain adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective]

uncouthc897

uncertaina1325

non-certaina1425

unsurec1445

incertaina1492

uncert1543

ancipitous1652

unsecure?a1685

equivocal1769

problematical1770

screwed-up1942

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. cclxxx^v/2 All is incertayne duryng this lyfe.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James iv. f. xxxviii Thys is a thinge moste incertayn, how long they shall lyue, and a thing moste certain that they shall not lyue longe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 29 What Dangers..May drop vpon his Kingdome, and deuoure Incertaine lookers on.

1655 E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1892) II. 293 What he will be able to doe is incertain.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. To Rdr. 26 Christian Hope will or ought to be my not incertain support.

1741 T. Robinson Common Law of Kent ii. 16 All the Possessions were incertain; and this Incertainty was the cause [etc.].

B. n.²

1. Uncertainty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [noun]

unwitternessa1300

were1303

unsickernessc1340

uncertaintyc1380

non-certainc1390

doubta1400

unsureness1430

untrust1430

unsuretyc1460

non-certainty1475

incertain1502

doubtfulness1530

uncertitudea1556

incertitude1603

incertainty1609

dubiosity1646

dubiousness1651

dubietyc1750

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. xviii. sig. o.i ^v The incertayne of y^e houre of a moment & of the estate.

2. Name of an obsolete card game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > others

laugh and lie down1522

mack1548

decoyc1555

pinionc1557

to beat the knave out of doors1570

imperial1577

prima vista1587

loadum1591

flush1598

prime1598

thirty-perforce1599

gresco1605

hole1621

my sow's pigged1621

slam1621

fox-mine-host1622

whipperginnie1622

crimpa1637

hundred1636

pinache1641

sequence1653

lady's hole1658

quebas1668

art of memory1674

costly colours1674

penneech1674

plain dealing1674

wit and reason1680

comet1685

lansquenet1687

incertain1689

macham1689

uptails1694

quinze1714

hoc1730

commerce1732

matrimonya1743

tredrille1764

Tom come tickle me1769

tresette1785

snitch'ems1798

tontine1798

blind hazard1816

all fives1838

short cards1845

blind hookey1852

sixty-six1857

skin the lamb1864

brisque1870

handicap1870

manille1874

forty-five1875

slobberhannes1877

fifteen1884

Black Maria1885

slapjack1887

seven-and-a-half1895

pit1904

Russian Bank1915

red dog1919

fan-tan1923

Pelmanism1923

Slippery Sam1923

go fish1933

Russian Banker1937

racing demon1938

pit-a-pat1947

scopa1965

1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair i. i With ombre, crimp, comet or incertain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

† incertainv.

Etymology: < in- prefix³ + certain adj.; compare encertain v.

Obsolete. rare.

To make certain, assure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)]

fand1307

firm1530

to make sure1565

secure1601

warranta1616

assure1622

incertain1628

insure1686

sickera1693

ensure1744

seal1810

guarantee1820

ice1908

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxviii. sig. N5 The first hath more incertain'd honour; but lesse safety: The latter is humbly-secure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	incertain
释义	incertainn.¹ a frequent scribal and editorial error for in certain, in truth, certainly (certain n. 8): e.g. in Pauli's Gower I. 150, 245, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019). † incertainadj.n.² Etymology: < French incertain (Oresme, 14th cent.), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + certain, after Latin incertus uncertain. Obsolete. A. adj. Not certain; = uncertain adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] uncouthc897 uncertaina1325 non-certaina1425 unsurec1445 incertaina1492 uncert1543 ancipitous1652 unsecure?a1685 equivocal1769 problematical1770 screwed-up1942 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. cclxxx^v/2 All is incertayne duryng this lyfe. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James iv. f. xxxviii Thys is a thinge moste incertayn, how long they shall lyue, and a thing moste certain that they shall not lyue longe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 29 What Dangers..May drop vpon his Kingdome, and deuoure Incertaine lookers on. View more context for this quotation 1655 E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1892) II. 293 What he will be able to doe is incertain. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. To Rdr. 26 Christian Hope will or ought to be my not incertain support. 1741 T. Robinson Common Law of Kent ii. 16 All the Possessions were incertain; and this Incertainty was the cause [etc.]. B. n.² 1. Uncertainty. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [noun] unwitternessa1300 were1303 unsickernessc1340 uncertaintyc1380 non-certainc1390 doubta1400 unsureness1430 untrust1430 unsuretyc1460 non-certainty1475 incertain1502 doubtfulness1530 uncertitudea1556 incertitude1603 incertainty1609 dubiosity1646 dubiousness1651 dubietyc1750 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. xviii. sig. o.i ^v The incertayne of y^e houre of a moment & of the estate. 2. Name of an obsolete card game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > others laugh and lie down1522 mack1548 decoyc1555 pinionc1557 to beat the knave out of doors1570 imperial1577 prima vista1587 loadum1591 flush1598 prime1598 thirty-perforce1599 gresco1605 hole1621 my sow's pigged1621 slam1621 fox-mine-host1622 whipperginnie1622 crimpa1637 hundred1636 pinache1641 sequence1653 lady's hole1658 quebas1668 art of memory1674 costly colours1674 penneech1674 plain dealing1674 wit and reason1680 comet1685 lansquenet1687 incertain1689 macham1689 uptails1694 quinze1714 hoc1730 commerce1732 matrimonya1743 tredrille1764 Tom come tickle me1769 tresette1785 snitch'ems1798 tontine1798 blind hazard1816 all fives1838 short cards1845 blind hookey1852 sixty-six1857 skin the lamb1864 brisque1870 handicap1870 manille1874 forty-five1875 slobberhannes1877 fifteen1884 Black Maria1885 slapjack1887 seven-and-a-half1895 pit1904 Russian Bank1915 red dog1919 fan-tan1923 Pelmanism1923 Slippery Sam1923 go fish1933 Russian Banker1937 racing demon1938 pit-a-pat1947 scopa1965 1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair i. i With ombre, crimp, comet or incertain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † incertainv. Etymology: < in- prefix³ + certain adj.; compare encertain v. Obsolete. rare. To make certain, assure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)] fand1307 firm1530 to make sure1565 secure1601 warranta1616 assure1622 incertain1628 insure1686 sickera1693 ensure1744 seal1810 guarantee1820 ice1908 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxviii. sig. N5 The first hath more incertain'd honour; but lesse safety: The latter is humbly-secure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.¹adj.n.²a1492v.1628
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