unwrittenadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪtn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrɪtn/

Forms: Also Middle English unwrite.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. Compare Old English unwriten (unge-, uná-), Old Norse úritinn.

a. Not committed to writing; left unrecorded.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > written record > [adjective] > recorded in writing > not

unwritten1362

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [adjective] > not written or recorded

unwritten1362

unsetc1445

unpenned1587

unlettered1633

illiterate1645

unwrit1656

nonscript1657

imperscriptible1791

1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. xi. 255 (MS. Univ. Coll. Oxford) Myn name [was] entred In ye legende of lyf..Or elles vnwrite [B. vnwriten, C. vnwryten] for wiled.

c1445 R. Pecock Donet 6 Bettir it is..þan forto leve alle suche þingis vnwritun and vntauȝt.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 115 Þat none of here talys schulde be vnwretyn.

1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde B v More muste gyve vs leaue to beleue his vn~wrytten vanityes (verities I shoulde saye) at leasure.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. x. sig. Nnn.vii/1 An vnwritten tradition of the Apostles.

1635 J. Taylor Olde, Old Man sig. C3 They..might from Sire to Son Have been unwritten Chronicles, and by Tradition shew Times mutabillity.

1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) ii. iv. §3. 200 It was a former Record..delivered to us, and not onely an unwritten Testimony.

1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. ii. 53 High o'er the hearth his forest-trophies hung;..Each vast antler..unwritten records bore, Of gallant feats.

1851 N. Hawthorne Old News in Snow Image (1879) 153 Diseases unwritten in medical books.

1878 H. Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 404 The characteristic features of a hitherto unwritten dialect.

absolute.1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. vii. 140 I have seen, have seen ahead, seen where all is dark, read the unwritten.

b. Of laws, etc.: Not formulated in written codes or documents; not reduced to writing; oral.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [adjective] > not written or recorded > of laws, etc.

unwrit1485

unwrittenc1485

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 120 Be all lawis wryttin and vnwrittin.

1596 E. Spenser View State Ireland ⁋12 The Brehoone lawe..is a certayne rule of right unwritten, but delivered by tradition from one to another.

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 11 Those unwritten lawes and Ideas which nature hath ingraven in us.

c1670 T. Hobbes Dial. Com. Laws (1681) 3 Equity is a certain perfect Reason that interpreteth and amendeth the Law written, it self being unwritten, and consisting in nothing else but right Reason.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. Introd. 63 The municipal law of England..may..be divided into two kinds:..the unwritten, or common law; and..the written, or statute law.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xii. 209 That an unwritten code of honor deals..an even-handed justice.

1888 T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (ed. 2) II. vii. 294 The unwritten law of the Land League.

c. Not written of or about.

ΚΠ

1761 in Hull Museum Publ. No. 102. 13 Which, having been hitherto concealed and unwritten of, is..worthy of a general knowledge.

2. Not written upon. Also with on.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > state of having been written > [adjective] > covered with writing > not written upon

unwritten1542

1542 in T. A. Beck Ann. Furnes (1844) App. 87 [He] sealyd therwyth vij. blanckes in perchement then beyng blanckes and unwryttene.

1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. ciij^v A white paper vnwritten, vpon the which yow may..wryte what yow lyste.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lxix. 423 This disposednes is as a white vnwritten paper.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) III. 387 He asked me if I had any paper about me un-written, & a Crayon.

1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 62 Like unwritten paper,..it..is white..and fair for an after-Inscription.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 201 When the large, unwritten page presents its snowy spotless bosom to the writer's hand.

1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. xi. 228 So that no possible spot or corner of her letters should escape unwritten on.

1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 26 The unwritten side of one of these squares.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unwritten
释义	unwrittenadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪtn/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɪtn/ Forms: Also Middle English unwrite. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. Compare Old English unwriten (unge-, uná-), Old Norse úritinn. 1. a. Not committed to writing; left unrecorded. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > [adjective] > recorded in writing > not unwritten1362 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [adjective] > not written or recorded unwritten1362 unsetc1445 unpenned1587 unlettered1633 illiterate1645 unwrit1656 nonscript1657 imperscriptible1791 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. xi. 255 (MS. Univ. Coll. Oxford) Myn name [was] entred In ye legende of lyf..Or elles vnwrite [B. vnwriten, C. vnwryten] for wiled. c1445 R. Pecock Donet 6 Bettir it is..þan forto leve alle suche þingis vnwritun and vntauȝt. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 115 Þat none of here talys schulde be vnwretyn. 1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde B v More muste gyve vs leaue to beleue his vn~wrytten vanityes (verities I shoulde saye) at leasure. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. x. sig. Nnn.vii/1 An vnwritten tradition of the Apostles. 1635 J. Taylor Olde, Old Man sig. C3 They..might from Sire to Son Have been unwritten Chronicles, and by Tradition shew Times mutabillity. 1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) ii. iv. §3. 200 It was a former Record..delivered to us, and not onely an unwritten Testimony. 1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. ii. 53 High o'er the hearth his forest-trophies hung;..Each vast antler..unwritten records bore, Of gallant feats. 1851 N. Hawthorne Old News in Snow Image (1879) 153 Diseases unwritten in medical books. 1878 H. Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 404 The characteristic features of a hitherto unwritten dialect. absolute.1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. vii. 140 I have seen, have seen ahead, seen where all is dark, read the unwritten. b. Of laws, etc.: Not formulated in written codes or documents; not reduced to writing; oral. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [adjective] > not written or recorded > of laws, etc. unwrit1485 unwrittenc1485 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 120 Be all lawis wryttin and vnwrittin. 1596 E. Spenser View State Ireland ⁋12 The Brehoone lawe..is a certayne rule of right unwritten, but delivered by tradition from one to another. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 11 Those unwritten lawes and Ideas which nature hath ingraven in us. c1670 T. Hobbes Dial. Com. Laws (1681) 3 Equity is a certain perfect Reason that interpreteth and amendeth the Law written, it self being unwritten, and consisting in nothing else but right Reason. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. Introd. 63 The municipal law of England..may..be divided into two kinds:..the unwritten, or common law; and..the written, or statute law. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xii. 209 That an unwritten code of honor deals..an even-handed justice. 1888 T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (ed. 2) II. vii. 294 The unwritten law of the Land League. c. Not written of or about. ΚΠ 1761 in Hull Museum Publ. No. 102. 13 Which, having been hitherto concealed and unwritten of, is..worthy of a general knowledge. 2. Not written upon. Also with on. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > state of having been written > [adjective] > covered with writing > not written upon unwritten1542 1542 in T. A. Beck Ann. Furnes (1844) App. 87 [He] sealyd therwyth vij. blanckes in perchement then beyng blanckes and unwryttene. 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. ciij^v A white paper vnwritten, vpon the which yow may..wryte what yow lyste. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lxix. 423 This disposednes is as a white vnwritten paper. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) III. 387 He asked me if I had any paper about me un-written, & a Crayon. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 62 Like unwritten paper,..it..is white..and fair for an after-Inscription. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 201 When the large, unwritten page presents its snowy spotless bosom to the writer's hand. 1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. xi. 228 So that no possible spot or corner of her letters should escape unwritten on. 1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 26 The unwritten side of one of these squares. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1362
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