unsickeradj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare North Frisian unseker, Middle Dutch onseker (Dutch onzeker), Middle Low German unseker, Old High German unsichûre (Middle High German and German unsicher), Middle Danish usekker, Danish usikker, Swedish osäker.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsicker.

Obsolete exc. Scottish.

Uncertain; unsafe; insecure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective]

unsicker?c1225

uncertaina1382

unsadc1384

untristya1387

untrustya1387

unsurec1412

falliblec1425

slipperc1430

ficklea1450

frivol1488

slidder?a1500

casuala1535

slippery1548

slippy1548

failable1561

doubtful1562

lubricious1584

slope1587

queasy1589

unconfirmedc1592

nice1598

catching1603

loose1603

precary1606

ambiguous1612

treacherous1612

unsafe1615

unsureda1616

precarious1626

lubric1631

dubious1635

lubricous1646

unestablished1646

unfixed1654

unsecure?a1685

unreliable1810

unproven1836

untrustworthy1846

shady1848

wobbly1877

Kaffir1899

independable1921

dodgy1961

temperamental1962

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 115 Deað þet we beoð siker of & vnsiker hwenne.

c1325 Metr. Hom. 83 Gode ensaumpil may thai lere, Unsikir of thaim self to be.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 9636 Bot þer hap was al vnsyker; For synne of Octa..Dide al his felawes & hym be lorn.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VIII. 327 Þe buldyng uppon..unsikergrounde bygynneþ to slyde.

c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 41 Thus vnsikir of my smal lyfloode.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xvii. xxiii. 724 Galahad prayed yow to remembre of this vnsyker world.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. iv. v. 66 He had levir returne to rome with sikkir victorie þan vnsikkir pece of wolchis.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 33 It was wnsickir to comit his lyfe and honoure in the binding wp of bandis witht the Earle of Douglas.

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 809 Dame life,..Oh! flickering, feeble, and unsicker I've found her still.

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 5 Thou..flaff't thy wings, and in a crack Flew frae th' unsicker stance!

Derivatives

unˈsickerness n. uncertainty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun]

studyinglOE

orrathnessc1175

doubta1225

balance1297

were1303

doubtancec1325

unsickernessc1340

wilsomenessa1400

wonda1400

scriple?a1425

ambiguityc1425

diswerec1440

dubitationc1450

variation?1473

incertainty1483

doubting1486

doubtfulness1526

scrupulousness1526

scruple1548

uncertainty1548

disputation1549

irresolution1592

swithering1597

hesitance1601

incertitude1601

unpersuadedness1612

inassurance1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unsatisfaction1643

unsatisfiedness1646

dubitancy1649

insecurity1649

dispersuasion1653

unassuredness1660

scrupling1665

unconfidencea1670

swither1719

dubietyc1750

mank1808

suspense1816

dubitating1837

doubtingness1840

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

c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 9049 Alle þe sykernes þat had Ennoc and Ely..War noght bot als unsykernes.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 287 Þou schalt have..unsikernes.. of þy children ende.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 221 A-forn me I se vnsykernes to wyth-stonde feendys þat temptyn me.

a1568 in Bannatyne MS (1896) IV. 201/55 With wrechitnes wofull away thow wendis; The deid certane, the hour vnsickirnes.

unˈsickerly adv. unsafely, insecurely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adverb] > insecurely or unsafely

unsickerly?a1400

unsurely1595

ticklely1601

infirmly1615

unsafely1626

tickly1661

insecurely1709

?a1400 Morte Arth. 966 Thow saynned the vnsekyrly to seke to these mountez.

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

单词	unsicker
释义	unsickeradj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare North Frisian unseker, Middle Dutch onseker (Dutch onzeker), Middle Low German unseker, Old High German unsichûre (Middle High German and German unsicher), Middle Danish usekker, Danish usikker, Swedish osäker.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsicker. Obsolete exc. Scottish. Uncertain; unsafe; insecure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] unsicker?c1225 uncertaina1382 unsadc1384 untristya1387 untrustya1387 unsurec1412 falliblec1425 slipperc1430 ficklea1450 frivol1488 slidder?a1500 casuala1535 slippery1548 slippy1548 failable1561 doubtful1562 lubricious1584 slope1587 queasy1589 unconfirmedc1592 nice1598 catching1603 loose1603 precary1606 ambiguous1612 treacherous1612 unsafe1615 unsureda1616 precarious1626 lubric1631 dubious1635 lubricous1646 unestablished1646 unfixed1654 unsecure?a1685 unreliable1810 unproven1836 untrustworthy1846 shady1848 wobbly1877 Kaffir1899 independable1921 dodgy1961 temperamental1962 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 115 Deað þet we beoð siker of & vnsiker hwenne. c1325 Metr. Hom. 83 Gode ensaumpil may thai lere, Unsikir of thaim self to be. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 9636 Bot þer hap was al vnsyker; For synne of Octa..Dide al his felawes & hym be lorn. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VIII. 327 Þe buldyng uppon..unsikergrounde bygynneþ to slyde. c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 41 Thus vnsikir of my smal lyfloode. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xvii. xxiii. 724 Galahad prayed yow to remembre of this vnsyker world. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. iv. v. 66 He had levir returne to rome with sikkir victorie þan vnsikkir pece of wolchis. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 33 It was wnsickir to comit his lyfe and honoure in the binding wp of bandis witht the Earle of Douglas. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 809 Dame life,..Oh! flickering, feeble, and unsicker I've found her still. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 5 Thou..flaff't thy wings, and in a crack Flew frae th' unsicker stance! Derivatives unˈsickerness n. uncertainty. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] studyinglOE orrathnessc1175 doubta1225 balance1297 were1303 doubtancec1325 unsickernessc1340 wilsomenessa1400 wonda1400 scriple?a1425 ambiguityc1425 diswerec1440 dubitationc1450 variation?1473 incertainty1483 doubting1486 doubtfulness1526 scrupulousness1526 scruple1548 uncertainty1548 disputation1549 irresolution1592 swithering1597 hesitance1601 incertitude1601 unpersuadedness1612 inassurance1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unsatisfaction1643 unsatisfiedness1646 dubitancy1649 insecurity1649 dispersuasion1653 unassuredness1660 scrupling1665 unconfidencea1670 swither1719 dubietyc1750 mank1808 suspense1816 dubitating1837 doubtingness1840 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 c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 9049 Alle þe sykernes þat had Ennoc and Ely..War noght bot als unsykernes. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 287 Þou schalt have..unsikernes.. of þy children ende. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 221 A-forn me I se vnsykernes to wyth-stonde feendys þat temptyn me. a1568 in Bannatyne MS (1896) IV. 201/55 With wrechitnes wofull away thow wendis; The deid certane, the hour vnsickirnes. unˈsickerly adv. unsafely, insecurely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adverb] > insecurely or unsafely unsickerly?a1400 unsurely1595 ticklely1601 infirmly1615 unsafely1626 tickly1661 insecurely1709 ?a1400 Morte Arth. 966 Thow saynned the vnsekyrly to seke to these mountez. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?c1225
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