† non-certainn.

Forms: see non- prefix and certain n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, certain n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + certain n., after Anglo-Norman noun certein, noun certeyn. N.E.D. (1907) indicates the stress as non-cerˈtain.

Obsolete.

Uncertainty; uncertain proof. Chiefly in in non-certain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] > in a state of uncertainty

in non-certainc1390

in supposition1565

at uncertainty1668

whether for a penny1672

in the air1752

at whethers1828

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

c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 302 (MED) Terme of ȝeres..ben in noun-certeyn.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 2179 Al the whiles that I hove In noncertein betwen the tuo.

a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) 936 (MED) Beyng in doute, and in non certeyn, At theyre repeire, as they tolden alle, Of this childe what afterward is falle.

c1450 (c1390) G. Chaucer Complaint of Venus 46 In nouncerteyn we languisshe.

a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 24103 I stonde in nonecerteyn.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 176 (MED) Hit is a grete noun certayne of good renoune, that a man Putte hym of anothyr manys mouthe to be Praysid.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. cccl^v Opinyon is whyle a thyng is in non certayne, and hydde from mens very knowlegyng.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

non-certainadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈsəːtn/, U.S.

/nɑnˈsərtn/

Forms: see non- prefix and certain adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, certain adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + certain adj., after Anglo-Norman nun certein, noun certayne.

Uncertain.Apparently Obsolete or rare in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 5426 She hoteth stabilite In a stat that is not stable..And worldly blisse noncerteyn.

1448 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 71 (MED) The ende of the seide mater is non certyn and doutefull.

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 9^v When a graunt is non-certaine.

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law 37 This estate is determined, and it was certaine, but a thing non-certaine was the cause of the determination of it.

1942 Mind 51 335 It is this assurance of Imaginatio that lies at the root of non-certain assent even in its most erroneous and doubtful forms.

1951 Philos. Rev. 60 300 The class of empirical statements is included in the class of noncertain statements.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-certain
释义	† non-certainn. Forms: see non- prefix and certain n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, certain n. Etymology: < non- prefix + certain n., after Anglo-Norman noun certein, noun certeyn. N.E.D. (1907) indicates the stress as non-cerˈtain. Obsolete. Uncertainty; uncertain proof. Chiefly in in non-certain. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] > in a state of uncertainty in non-certainc1390 in supposition1565 at uncertainty1668 whether for a penny1672 in the air1752 at whethers1828 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 c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 302 (MED) Terme of ȝeres..ben in noun-certeyn. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 2179 Al the whiles that I hove In noncertein betwen the tuo. a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) 936 (MED) Beyng in doute, and in non certeyn, At theyre repeire, as they tolden alle, Of this childe what afterward is falle. c1450 (c1390) G. Chaucer Complaint of Venus 46 In nouncerteyn we languisshe. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 24103 I stonde in nonecerteyn. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 176 (MED) Hit is a grete noun certayne of good renoune, that a man Putte hym of anothyr manys mouthe to be Praysid. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. cccl^v Opinyon is whyle a thyng is in non certayne, and hydde from mens very knowlegyng. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021). non-certainadj. Brit. /nɒnˈsəːtn/, U.S. /nɑnˈsərtn/ Forms: see non- prefix and certain adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, certain adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + certain adj., after Anglo-Norman nun certein, noun certayne. Uncertain.Apparently Obsolete or rare in the 18th and 19th centuries. 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 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 5426 She hoteth stabilite In a stat that is not stable..And worldly blisse noncerteyn. 1448 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 71 (MED) The ende of the seide mater is non certyn and doutefull. 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 9^v When a graunt is non-certaine. 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law 37 This estate is determined, and it was certaine, but a thing non-certaine was the cause of the determination of it. 1942 Mind 51 335 It is this assurance of Imaginatio that lies at the root of non-certain assent even in its most erroneous and doubtful forms. 1951 Philos. Rev. 60 300 The class of empirical statements is included in the class of noncertain statements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390adj.a1425
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