unboldadj.

Forms: α. Old English unbeald, Middle English onbald, Old English, Middle English–1500s unbald, vnbald (Middle English -baald, -balde), 1500s, 1800s Scottish unbauld; Middle English unbolde, vnbolde, Middle English, 1500s onbolde, 1500s–1600s vnbould. β. Middle English unbelde, vnbelde.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Old High German unbald.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbold.

? Obsolete.

Lacking in boldness; deficient in self-confidence or energy; timid, bashful; backward, slow.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective]

arghc885

unboldc897

bletheOE

feyOE

frightfula1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

ferdfula1382

palea1393

ferdya1400

ghastful1422

tremblingc1430

timorousc1450

cremeuse1477

craintive1490

cocklea1500

sheepish?1518

awfula1522

meticulousc1540

timidc1550

sheepa1556

tremebundc1560

timorsomec1600

tremulous1611

pigeon-hearteda1625

affrightful1631

formidolous1656

pavid1656

timidous1658

unsupported1694

tender-nosed1700

scary1773

pippin-hearted1809

kitten-hearted1831

funky1835

misventurous1849

milksoppish1852

tender-footed1854

fearsome1863

scare1885

milksoppy1886

milksopping1888

cotton wool1909

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective]

shamefastc897

unboldc897

shamelya1100

squeamous1483

bashful1548

shamefaced1555

squeamish1561

retiring1566

chary1567

verecund1575

blatec1600

helo1611

shy1672

shuff1688

shyish1754

shanny1821

fawn-like1838

α.

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xl. 289 He for his monnðwærnesse aslawað, & wierð to unbeald.

OE Cynewulf Juliana 427 Wende ic þæt þu þy wærra weorþan sceolde wið soðfæstum swylces gemotes ond þy unbealdra, þe þe oft wiðstod þurh wuldorcyning willan þines.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14054 Þa weoren Bruttisce men swiðe vnbalde uor þæn.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8137 Þer-fore maȝen Bruttes beon muchele þe vnbaldur [c1300 Otho onbaldere].

13.. Minor Poems of Vernon MS. xxxvii. 172 As a lord schalt þou be cald, Þer oþure schul stonde behynde vnbald.

a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 69 When we shule suen þy wounde blede, to speke þenne we bueþ vnbolde.

c1460 Lament. Virg. in Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) II. 206/2 But whan he lyste they were on slepe, For to wakyn they were unbolde.

a1505 R. Henryson Thre Deid Pollis 8 in Poems (1981) 182 Off thy self, man, thow may be richt vnbald.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 632 I make unbolde or shamfull.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 632 Twenty honest women can nat make her onbolde agayne.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inaudace, vndaring, cowardly, fearefull, vnbould.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Unbauld, humble, self-abased.

β. 13.. Metr. Hom. (Vernon MS.) in Herrig Archiv LVII. 277 Whon þis Monk com to feir elde To worchen ouht he was vnbelde.a1400 Sir Beues (A.) 47 Man, whan he falleþ in to elde, Feble a wexeþ and vnbelde Þourȝ riȝt resoun.a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. ccix. iii The which the duke of Burgoyn wold haue weld, Because to hym they were so vnbelde, Theim to haue slayn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unbold
释义	unboldadj. Forms: α. Old English unbeald, Middle English onbald, Old English, Middle English–1500s unbald, vnbald (Middle English -baald, -balde), 1500s, 1800s Scottish unbauld; Middle English unbolde, vnbolde, Middle English, 1500s onbolde, 1500s–1600s vnbould. β. Middle English unbelde, vnbelde. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Old High German unbald.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbold. ? Obsolete. Lacking in boldness; deficient in self-confidence or energy; timid, bashful; backward, slow. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] arghc885 unboldc897 bletheOE feyOE frightfula1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 ferdfula1382 palea1393 ferdya1400 ghastful1422 tremblingc1430 timorousc1450 cremeuse1477 craintive1490 cocklea1500 sheepish?1518 awfula1522 meticulousc1540 timidc1550 sheepa1556 tremebundc1560 timorsomec1600 tremulous1611 pigeon-hearteda1625 affrightful1631 formidolous1656 pavid1656 timidous1658 unsupported1694 tender-nosed1700 scary1773 pippin-hearted1809 kitten-hearted1831 funky1835 misventurous1849 milksoppish1852 tender-footed1854 fearsome1863 scare1885 milksoppy1886 milksopping1888 cotton wool1909 the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] shamefastc897 unboldc897 shamelya1100 squeamous1483 bashful1548 shamefaced1555 squeamish1561 retiring1566 chary1567 verecund1575 blatec1600 helo1611 shy1672 shuff1688 shyish1754 shanny1821 fawn-like1838 α. c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xl. 289 He for his monnðwærnesse aslawað, & wierð to unbeald. OE Cynewulf Juliana 427 Wende ic þæt þu þy wærra weorþan sceolde wið soðfæstum swylces gemotes ond þy unbealdra, þe þe oft wiðstod þurh wuldorcyning willan þines. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14054 Þa weoren Bruttisce men swiðe vnbalde uor þæn. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8137 Þer-fore maȝen Bruttes beon muchele þe vnbaldur [c1300 Otho onbaldere]. 13.. Minor Poems of Vernon MS. xxxvii. 172 As a lord schalt þou be cald, Þer oþure schul stonde behynde vnbald. a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 69 When we shule suen þy wounde blede, to speke þenne we bueþ vnbolde. c1460 Lament. Virg. in Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) II. 206/2 But whan he lyste they were on slepe, For to wakyn they were unbolde. a1505 R. Henryson Thre Deid Pollis 8 in Poems (1981) 182 Off thy self, man, thow may be richt vnbald. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 632 I make unbolde or shamfull. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 632 Twenty honest women can nat make her onbolde agayne. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inaudace, vndaring, cowardly, fearefull, vnbould. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Unbauld, humble, self-abased. β. 13.. Metr. Hom. (Vernon MS.) in Herrig Archiv LVII. 277 Whon þis Monk com to feir elde To worchen ouht he was vnbelde.a1400 Sir Beues (A.) 47 Man, whan he falleþ in to elde, Feble a wexeþ and vnbelde Þourȝ riȝt resoun.a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. ccix. iii The which the duke of Burgoyn wold haue weld, Because to hym they were so vnbelde, Theim to haue slayn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c897
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