unslainadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. Compare Old Norse and Icelandic úsleginn unmown, Middle Swedish oslaghin not struck or beaten, undefeated, unmown (Swedish oslagen).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈslain.

1. Not put to death; not killed.

ΘΚΠ

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

unslowc1000

unslaina1325

unmortificatea1475

unkilled1546

survivanta1575

unmurdered1586

relict1587

surviving1594

survivor1602

superstitea1623

unmassacreda1627

to the fore1695

unslaughtered1719

unbutchered1835

unassassinated1842

unimmolated1855

unmartyred1908

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1332 Ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen, For ysaac bi-leaf un-slagen.

a1400 in Eng. Gilds (1870) 354 Þulke, þat..byggeth get, shep, swyn, & a-ȝen selleþ vn-shlawe [sic].

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1858 Myȝ[t] he haf slypped to be vn-slayn, þe sleȝt were noble.

c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 18250 Prest, ne clerk,..Leffte the Gregais non vn-sclayn.

c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 8159 Thei that gate in, and wer vnslaw, The gates thei shet.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. lix. 515 I shalle be with yow by that day yf I be vnslayne or vnmaymed.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) ii. f. 101^v They leaue no cattayle vnslayne, no gardeyne vnrobbed.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iii. sig. F.iiij Saue of Troy this last remayne, The leauinges of Achilles wyld and Grekes abiectes onslayne.

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. ix. 65 The rest which were unslaine, returned into the Castle.

a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 187 To Ceres's son-in-law few kings descend Unslain.

1715 T. Tickell tr. Homer Iliad i. 112 Nor does the god complain Of vows withheld or hecatombs unslain.

figurative.c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1972 O deth!..his hy vertu astertith Vnslayn fro þe.1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 8 Spurious Mercurial [remedies], and ill-made Antimonial ones, that..have the Mercury unslain.1779 W. Cowper in J. Newton & W. Cowper Olney Hymns iii. lxii. 386 One sin, unslain, within my breast, Would make that heav'n as dark as hell.

†2. Uncut, unmown. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > reaping or mowing > reaped or mowed > not

unslainc1440

unmown1536

unreaped1552

unshorn1580

unbarbed1612

unmowed1615

unscytheda1818

unsickleda1822

c1440 Pallad. on Husb. i. 239 Lupyne and ficchis slayn..are as dongyng, londis boote. And let hem drie vnslayn, and vp they drinke The londis iuce.

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

单词	unslain
释义	unslainadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. Compare Old Norse and Icelandic úsleginn unmown, Middle Swedish oslaghin not struck or beaten, undefeated, unmown (Swedish oslagen).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈslain. 1. Not put to death; not killed. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [adjective] unslowc1000 unslaina1325 unmortificatea1475 unkilled1546 survivanta1575 unmurdered1586 relict1587 surviving1594 survivor1602 superstitea1623 unmassacreda1627 to the fore1695 unslaughtered1719 unbutchered1835 unassassinated1842 unimmolated1855 unmartyred1908 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1332 Ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen, For ysaac bi-leaf un-slagen. a1400 in Eng. Gilds (1870) 354 Þulke, þat..byggeth get, shep, swyn, & a-ȝen selleþ vn-shlawe [sic]. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1858 Myȝ[t] he haf slypped to be vn-slayn, þe sleȝt were noble. c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 18250 Prest, ne clerk,..Leffte the Gregais non vn-sclayn. c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 8159 Thei that gate in, and wer vnslaw, The gates thei shet. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. lix. 515 I shalle be with yow by that day yf I be vnslayne or vnmaymed. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) ii. f. 101^v They leaue no cattayle vnslayne, no gardeyne vnrobbed. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iii. sig. F.iiij Saue of Troy this last remayne, The leauinges of Achilles wyld and Grekes abiectes onslayne. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. ix. 65 The rest which were unslaine, returned into the Castle. a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 187 To Ceres's son-in-law few kings descend Unslain. 1715 T. Tickell tr. Homer Iliad i. 112 Nor does the god complain Of vows withheld or hecatombs unslain. figurative.c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1972 O deth!..his hy vertu astertith Vnslayn fro þe.1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 8 Spurious Mercurial [remedies], and ill-made Antimonial ones, that..have the Mercury unslain.1779 W. Cowper in J. Newton & W. Cowper Olney Hymns iii. lxii. 386 One sin, unslain, within my breast, Would make that heav'n as dark as hell. †2. Uncut, unmown. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > reaping or mowing > reaped or mowed > not unslainc1440 unmown1536 unreaped1552 unshorn1580 unbarbed1612 unmowed1615 unscytheda1818 unsickleda1822 c1440 Pallad. on Husb. i. 239 Lupyne and ficchis slayn..are as dongyng, londis boote. And let hem drie vnslayn, and vp they drinke The londis iuce. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1325
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