unknownstadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnəʊnst/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnoʊnst/, Irish English

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnoʊnst/

Forms:

α. 1800s– unknownst; Irish English 1800s onknownst, 1800s onknowst, 1900s– aknownst, 1900s– anoanst, 1900s– anont; Manx English 1900s unknownced; Scottish 1900s– unknowinst.

β. Irish English 1800s unknownce, 1800s– unknowns, 1900s– unknowance.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unknown adj., -s suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently (assuming that the β. forms are primary) < unknown adj. + -s suffix¹, in α. forms with alteration after e.g. against prep., amongst prep., etc. Compare later unbeknownst adj. and forms at that entry.

Chiefly Irish English.

Chiefly in adverbial clauses. Without being known; without the knowledge of; unknown to. Cf. unbeknownst adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective]

uncouthc897

neweOE

fremdc950

unknownOE

unseena1200

unketha1275

unkedc1275

strange13..

disguisyc1330

unknowedc1380

aliena1382

unhearda1382

unkenneda1400

ranishc1400

ignorant?a1475

unwittenc1485

unbekend1513

unacquainted1551

unkent1579

unwitted1582

unfamiliar1593

unsounded1594

incognite1609

ignote1623

in the urn1658

unfathomed1659

unexperienced1698

unknown-of1700

undiscovered1707

inaudite1708

darka1727

unascertained1751

unwist1757

unknownst1805

unbeknown1824

unbeknownst1848

unsampled1890

1805 E. Cavanagh Let. 4 Oct. in M. Wilmot & C. Wilmot Russ. Jrnls. (1934) ii. 185 An Army, God knows, might live unknownst in the House!

1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1915) 10 279 The goodnes of God must have been in Congress unknownst to them.

1833 Atkinson's Casket Aug. 338/2 I started off, through all the rain, unknowns to him, to see if I could get nothing to help him.

1887 H. Caine Deemster II. xxiii. 162 It'll be unknownst to the law as we are innocent.

1907 Spectator 10 Aug. 191/1 Shure, the place ye put the bank in was an ould lake filled up wid the bog, and the warrum was below all the time unknownst to ye.

1978 J. McGahern Getting Through (1991) 132 Not even the guards can do anything unknownst in this place.

2016 Wexford People (Nexis) 29 Mar. 66 My three uncles, along with many of their neighbours, were greatly involved, unknownst to their parents.

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

单词	unknownst
释义	unknownstadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnəʊnst/, U.S. /ˌənˈnoʊnst/, Irish English /(ˌ)ʌnˈnoʊnst/ Forms: α. 1800s– unknownst; Irish English 1800s onknownst, 1800s onknowst, 1900s– aknownst, 1900s– anoanst, 1900s– anont; Manx English 1900s unknownced; Scottish 1900s– unknowinst. β. Irish English 1800s unknownce, 1800s– unknowns, 1900s– unknowance. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unknown adj., -s suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently (assuming that the β. forms are primary) < unknown adj. + -s suffix¹, in α. forms with alteration after e.g. against prep., amongst prep., etc. Compare later unbeknownst adj. and forms at that entry. Chiefly Irish English. Chiefly in adverbial clauses. Without being known; without the knowledge of; unknown to. Cf. unbeknownst adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] uncouthc897 neweOE fremdc950 unknownOE unseena1200 unketha1275 unkedc1275 strange13.. disguisyc1330 unknowedc1380 aliena1382 unhearda1382 unkenneda1400 ranishc1400 ignorant?a1475 unwittenc1485 unbekend1513 unacquainted1551 unkent1579 unwitted1582 unfamiliar1593 unsounded1594 incognite1609 ignote1623 in the urn1658 unfathomed1659 unexperienced1698 unknown-of1700 undiscovered1707 inaudite1708 darka1727 unascertained1751 unwist1757 unknownst1805 unbeknown1824 unbeknownst1848 unsampled1890 1805 E. Cavanagh Let. 4 Oct. in M. Wilmot & C. Wilmot Russ. Jrnls. (1934) ii. 185 An Army, God knows, might live unknownst in the House! 1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1915) 10 279 The goodnes of God must have been in Congress unknownst to them. 1833 Atkinson's Casket Aug. 338/2 I started off, through all the rain, unknowns to him, to see if I could get nothing to help him. 1887 H. Caine Deemster II. xxiii. 162 It'll be unknownst to the law as we are innocent. 1907 Spectator 10 Aug. 191/1 Shure, the place ye put the bank in was an ould lake filled up wid the bog, and the warrum was below all the time unknownst to ye. 1978 J. McGahern Getting Through (1991) 132 Not even the guards can do anything unknownst in this place. 2016 Wexford People (Nexis) 29 Mar. 66 My three uncles, along with many of their neighbours, were greatly involved, unknownst to their parents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1805
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