undeathlyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈdɛθli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈdɛθli/

Forms: Old English undeaþlic, Old English undeaðlic, early Middle English undeaðlich, early Middle English undeðlic, early Middle English undeðlich, 1800s– undeathly.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German undȫtlīk , Old High German untōdlīh (Middle High German untōtlich , German untödlich ), Old Icelandic údauðligr (Icelandic ódauðlegur ), Old Swedish odöþeliker (Swedish odödlig ), Old Danish udøthelik (Danish udødelig ) < the Germanic base of un- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of deathly adj. Compare undeadly adj.Apparently re-formed in the late 19th cent.

rare after Middle English.

Immortal, undying.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [adjective] > immortal

undeadlyc950

undeathlyOE

immortalc1374

undyinga1400

ever-living1514

unmortal1538

never-dying1567

tombless1594

deathless1595

transmortal1932

OE Vercelli Homilies (1992) viii. 147 Þær syndon þa undeaðlican wyrmas þe næfre ne sweltað.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 133 (MED) Adam..was undeaðlich forte he sinede.

c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Bodl.) (1981) l. 840 Þet þing þe schal arise..of deað to lif undeaðlich.

1882 R. S. Ross Ariadne in Naxos 199 Thus shall the pure, undeathly flame be raised To lasting state of luminosity.

1985 Sealy (Texas) News 29 Aug. a-4/4 There is no telling how many scoopfulls of undeathly prose were written about those cookoffs.

Derivatives

unˈdeathliness n. immortality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [noun] > immortality

undeadlinessc1000

undeathlinessOE

undeathshildinessc1175

immortalitya1340

immortalnessc1616

deathlessness1682

immortal1841

undyingnessa1864

athanasy1870

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) iv. 39 On ðissere worulde geendunge..bið ure deadlica lichama awend to undeaðlicnysse.

lOE King Ælfred tr. St. Augustine Soliloquies (Vitell.) (1922) ii. 62 Hwet sprec god þonne oftor..þonne be sawlen undeaðlicnesse?

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 33 Deulen..Ðe bireueden him alle his riche weden þat waren unerned giue, and undeðlicnesse, & loðlesnesse.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 368 She prayed to God the Allruthful to have his dear soul in his undeathliness.

1989 Art Bull. 71 502/1 To incorporate death with survival, mortality and undeathliness without contradiction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undeathly
释义	undeathlyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈdɛθli/, U.S. /ˌənˈdɛθli/ Forms: Old English undeaþlic, Old English undeaðlic, early Middle English undeaðlich, early Middle English undeðlic, early Middle English undeðlich, 1800s– undeathly. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German undȫtlīk , Old High German untōdlīh (Middle High German untōtlich , German untödlich ), Old Icelandic údauðligr (Icelandic ódauðlegur ), Old Swedish odöþeliker (Swedish odödlig ), Old Danish udøthelik (Danish udødelig ) < the Germanic base of un- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of deathly adj. Compare undeadly adj.Apparently re-formed in the late 19th cent. rare after Middle English. Immortal, undying. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [adjective] > immortal undeadlyc950 undeathlyOE immortalc1374 undyinga1400 ever-living1514 unmortal1538 never-dying1567 tombless1594 deathless1595 transmortal1932 OE Vercelli Homilies (1992) viii. 147 Þær syndon þa undeaðlican wyrmas þe næfre ne sweltað. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 133 (MED) Adam..was undeaðlich forte he sinede. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Bodl.) (1981) l. 840 Þet þing þe schal arise..of deað to lif undeaðlich. 1882 R. S. Ross Ariadne in Naxos 199 Thus shall the pure, undeathly flame be raised To lasting state of luminosity. 1985 Sealy (Texas) News 29 Aug. a-4/4 There is no telling how many scoopfulls of undeathly prose were written about those cookoffs. Derivatives unˈdeathliness n. immortality. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [noun] > immortality undeadlinessc1000 undeathlinessOE undeathshildinessc1175 immortalitya1340 immortalnessc1616 deathlessness1682 immortal1841 undyingnessa1864 athanasy1870 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) iv. 39 On ðissere worulde geendunge..bið ure deadlica lichama awend to undeaðlicnysse. lOE King Ælfred tr. St. Augustine Soliloquies (Vitell.) (1922) ii. 62 Hwet sprec god þonne oftor..þonne be sawlen undeaðlicnesse? a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 33 Deulen..Ðe bireueden him alle his riche weden þat waren unerned giue, and undeðlicnesse, & loðlesnesse. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 368 She prayed to God the Allruthful to have his dear soul in his undeathliness. 1989 Art Bull. 71 502/1 To incorporate death with survival, mortality and undeathliness without contradiction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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