† untristedadj.
Etymology: un- prefix1 2 + trist v.
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > not hoped for
1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (Rolls) VII. 115 A Goddes man seide..þat þere was to comen and untristed [L. insperatum] a lordschipe fro Fraunce.
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