unwareadj.n.adv.

Etymology: Old English unwær (un- prefix¹ 1, 5b, 6), = Old Norse úvarr (Middle Swedish ovar ). Compare unwares adv., n., and adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈware.

Now only archaic.

a. Unwary, incautious; not on one's guard.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective]

unwarec897

uncircumspect?1504

incircumspect1531

unwares1548

wareless1562

unwary1579

unwarning1609

incautelous1610

uncharya1616

uncautelous1628

uncanny1638

unguarded1640

uncautious1644

guardless1654

uncautioned1671

incautiousa1703

cautionless1792

unaware1817

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xv. 89 Oft eac ða un~waran lareowas for ege ne durron cleopian.

971 Blickl. Hom. 61 Þa scinlæcan þa þe galdor-cræftas..begangaþ, & mid þæm unwære men beswicaþ.

c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 538 Gif ðu unwær bist, þu bist ðe swiðor geswenct.

c1200 Vices & Virtues 45 Ðe unware mann ðe ðis ȝeherð, ðingþ ðat he seið him god rad.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 200 Hwen sunne þe wes ibet kimeð eft..& sleð þe unwarre saule.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3894 Nu þohte Iulius Cezar. ah þer he wes to vn-war [c1300 Otho onwar] he þohte swa forð teon. æfter þere Temese.

c1307 P. de Langtoft Chron. (Rolls) II. 252 For Scottes Tell i for sottes, And wrecches unwar; Unsele Dintes to dele Tham drohu to Dumbar.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xxiii. 28 Sche schal sle hem, whiche sche schal se vnwar.

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi 115 If he miȝt bringe hedily þe unware man into þe gnare of deceite.

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi 121 Fro suche fables & unwar men, lorde, defende me, þat I falle not into her hondes.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xxxvii Suche ar vnware and gyuen to neglygence,..Makynge no prouysyon for the tyme to come.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 90 Now vaunt thee loue which..wounded hast a wight vnwise, vnweaponed and vnware.

1624 H. Mason New Art of Lying ii. 35 Unware men are ouer~reached and caught.

b. Of actions: Done incautiously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > specifically of actions

foolhardyc1390

unwarea1395

uncircumspect1563

unwary1610

unguarded1714

off guard1937

a1395 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (Bodl.) ii. xviii. f. 110 An vnware stiringe of himsilf schulde caste him doun aȝen worse þan he was bifore.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. xxiv Þe þrote is ofte igreued..by vnwise and vnwar taking of mete and of drinke.

a. Unaware, ignorant. Const. of, that.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] > ignorant of something

unwittingc893

unwarec1374

unknowinga1398

ignorantc1425

unawares1549

unfraught1587

unintelligenta1616

unstudied1642

a stranger to1665

unconscious1678

unconscious1700

unskilled1725

oblivious1854

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective]

unlearedeOE

untowenc1000

unwittyc1000

skillessc1175

uncouthc1220

lewda1225

lorelessa1300

simplea1325

layc1330

uncunning1340

untaughtc1340

unknowingc1350

rudea1382

roida1400

unquainta1400

ignorant?c1400

unlearnedc1400

misknowing?a1425

simple-hearted?c1425

unknownc1475

unkenningc1480

unweeting1483

nescienta1500

craftlessc1530

misliterate1532

sillya1547

ingram1553

gross1561

inscient1578

borowe1579

plain-headeda1586

empirical1588

rudeful1589

lack-learning1590

learnless?1593

wotless?1594

ingrant1597

untutored1597

small-knowing1598

uninstructed1598

unlearnt1609

unread1609

unware?1611

nescious1623

inscious1633

inscientifical1660

uninformed1702

unaware1704

unable1721

unsuspecting1776

inerudite1801

ill-informed1824

incognoscent1827

unminded1831

unknowledgeable1837

knowledgelessc1843

parviscient1862

clueless1943

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 304 Lo he..was ful vnwar þat loue hadde his dwellynge with-inne þe subtile stremes of here eyen.

1421–2 T. Hoccleve Complaint 375 He that it owght agayne it to hym toke, Me of his haste vnware.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cvii. 128 We shall entre whyle they be at supper, and vnware of vs.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1183 Vnwar of þe weghes þat by the walles lay,..He busket to þe banke with a bolde chere.

1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) sig. A a iij O hedeles trust, vnware of harme to cum.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. P8 So me weake wretch,..Vnware of such mishap, She brought to mischiefe.

elliptical.?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 109 Ajax seeing..that he shook a headless spear, a little while unware.1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 10 I lived unware, uncaring all that lay Locked in that Universe taciturn and drear.

b. quasi-adv. Without knowing it; in ignorance, innocently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adverb] > in ignorance, unknowingly

unknowingly1340

unknowinga1382

unwarec1386

unwittinglya1425

unbewares1483

unknownly1495

unawares1535

unaware1593

at unawares1596

unsuspectingly1798

unsuspectedly1826

uncognizantly1843

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 885 Of this brekynge comth eek ofte tyme that folk vnwar wedden or synnen with hire owene kynrede.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 2 Thus bringeth he many a meschief inne Unwar, til that he be meschieved.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxvi. 493 He put vp his goode swerde for doute leste he slough eny man vn-war.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 598/1 After that he..therby made him giue sentence vnware against himselfe.

1533 T. More Apologye 191 b He playn reproueth his owne processe, & excuseth the clergye hym selfe vnware.

c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas i. in Wks. (1898) I. 963 Her self, vnwar, thus doth her self betray, And feels the force of this small archer's bowe.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 225 The erring Soul Not wilfully mis-doing, but unware Misled.

3. Unexpected, unforeseen.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected

unbeweena1325

sudden1340

unhopedc1374

unwarec1374

unweenedc1374

unguessedc1400

unlooked for1531

untraisted1533

extonious1548

unlooked1548

unthought1548

unwares1548

unaspected1578

inexpecteda1586

unexpecteda1586

unwary1590

unwaited1592

unmistrusted1595

inopinate1598

unforethought1601

nap-taking1602

startling1609

expectless1613

unexpect1633

admirable1639

immergent1655

unpresumed1686

abrupt1725

unguessed1746

unanticipateda1779

unpredicted1792

unprecipitated1795

unsurmised1820

unsupposed1821

inopine1880

windfall1945

over-the-transom1952

left field1955

conversation-stopping1960

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) v. met. i. 151 It haþ hys propre causes of whiche causes þe cours vnforseyn and vnwar semiþ to han maked happe.

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 427 Vp on thy glade day haue in thy mynde The vnwar wo or harm þat comth bihynde.

c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6181 They turne nat as doth a phane With vnwar wynde.

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes viii. 2192 Hih clymbyng vp haþ ofte an vnwar fall.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xxxv. 180 At a tyme unware my dette shal be dewe.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccviij^v Least..the common people hereafter..might..excite an vnware rebellion.

4. Unknown (to one).

ΘΚΠ

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

unweeting1303

unwittingc1380

unwistc1385

unware1390

unknowna1393

unknowing1423

unawares1548

unacquainta1699

out of one's beat1839

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 44 Who dar do thing which love ne dar? To love is every lawe unwar.

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 190/2 If there came amonge them vnware to you some spies.

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) lxxiii. 25 Yf I had suffered this to you vnware, Myn were the fawte and you nothing to blame.

5. As n.

a. on, in, or at unware, unawares, unexpectedly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb] > without warning

on, in, or at unwarec1070

unwarec1100

unwaresa1122

uniwaresa1200

unwarelyc1200

on uniware1297

unwarneda1325

unadvised1390

unbewares1483

unbeware1489

unwarnishedly1513

unawarnistly1533

unadvisedlyc1535

unawares1535

at unwaresa1547

unwarnedly1563

at unawares1564

unwarily1569

at unaware1598

unaware1667

of all things1778

out of a clear (blue) sky1875

out of the blue1879

unawaredly1895

c1070 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. C) ann. 1066 Þa com Harold cyning..into Tinan on unwaran.

c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. D) ann. 1043 Man gerædde þan cynge þæt he rad..to Wincestre on un~wær.

14.. R. Gloucester's Chron. 1966 (Digby 205) This prince al in vnware toward hem þan drouȝ.

1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc ii. ii Shall I geue leasure by my fonde delayes To Ferrex to oppresse me at vnware?

b. Unwariness, carelessness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun]

unwarenessa1425

unware1475

unwariness1544

incircumspectness1568

uncircumspection1598

incautelousness1640

incircumspection1646

uncautelousnessa1656

uncautiousness1672

incaution1720

incautiousness1811

unguardedness1818

1475 Bk. Noblesse (Roxb.) 27 By unware of theire purveiaunce [they] met withe the said Haniballe at certen streightes and narow places.

6. adv.

a. Without warning; unexpectedly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb] > without warning

on, in, or at unwarec1070

unwarec1100

unwaresa1122

uniwaresa1200

unwarelyc1200

on uniware1297

unwarneda1325

unadvised1390

unbewares1483

unbeware1489

unwarnishedly1513

unawarnistly1533

unadvisedlyc1535

unawares1535

at unwaresa1547

unwarnedly1563

at unawares1564

unwarily1569

at unaware1598

unaware1667

of all things1778

out of a clear (blue) sky1875

out of the blue1879

unawaredly1895

c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. D) ann. 1050 Hi comon unwær on heom on ealne ærne mergen.

c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. D) ann. 1067

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 219 He was bysette..in a harde battaille þat fil uppon hym unwar [L. inopino] in þe Ester day.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 648 On thee Fortune I pleyne That vnwar wrapped hast me in thy cheyne.

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 13548 They sawh on komen ffaste by, Vnwar, with a gret company.

?1454 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 79 William..and Robert come vppon hem onwarre, and theruppon chasid hem.

?1510 T. More in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. f.iv^v Deth stelith on ful slily and vnware.

1591 E. Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints Ded. sig. H If that any Oedipus vnware Shall chaunce..To reade the secrete of this riddle rare.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 76 Seeking the place of Charities resort, Vnware I hapned on a Princes Court.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale viii. 180 In each quarter, they prepare, to charge the campes sodainlie and vnware.

1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vi. 104 No face of any care, O maiden, can arise on me in any wise unware.

b. Unwarily, incautiously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb]

unwarelyc893

unadvised1420

abandonly1487

incautely1510

uncircumspectly1535

incircumspectly1542

unware1545

unwarily1580

incautelouslya1656

unguardedly1713

uncautiously1721

incautiously1733

1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. lv Whiche stones so sone as a man vnware take vp, forthwith he receiueth a wound of the scorpion.

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单词	unware
释义	unwareadj.n.adv. Etymology: Old English unwær (un- prefix¹ 1, 5b, 6), = Old Norse úvarr (Middle Swedish ovar ). Compare unwares adv., n., and adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈware. Now only archaic. 1. a. Unwary, incautious; not on one's guard. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] unwarec897 uncircumspect?1504 incircumspect1531 unwares1548 wareless1562 unwary1579 unwarning1609 incautelous1610 uncharya1616 uncautelous1628 uncanny1638 unguarded1640 uncautious1644 guardless1654 uncautioned1671 incautiousa1703 cautionless1792 unaware1817 c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xv. 89 Oft eac ða un~waran lareowas for ege ne durron cleopian. 971 Blickl. Hom. 61 Þa scinlæcan þa þe galdor-cræftas..begangaþ, & mid þæm unwære men beswicaþ. c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 538 Gif ðu unwær bist, þu bist ðe swiðor geswenct. c1200 Vices & Virtues 45 Ðe unware mann ðe ðis ȝeherð, ðingþ ðat he seið him god rad. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 200 Hwen sunne þe wes ibet kimeð eft..& sleð þe unwarre saule. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3894 Nu þohte Iulius Cezar. ah þer he wes to vn-war [c1300 Otho onwar] he þohte swa forð teon. æfter þere Temese. c1307 P. de Langtoft Chron. (Rolls) II. 252 For Scottes Tell i for sottes, And wrecches unwar; Unsele Dintes to dele Tham drohu to Dumbar. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xxiii. 28 Sche schal sle hem, whiche sche schal se vnwar. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi 115 If he miȝt bringe hedily þe unware man into þe gnare of deceite. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi 121 Fro suche fables & unwar men, lorde, defende me, þat I falle not into her hondes. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xxxvii Suche ar vnware and gyuen to neglygence,..Makynge no prouysyon for the tyme to come. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 90 Now vaunt thee loue which..wounded hast a wight vnwise, vnweaponed and vnware. 1624 H. Mason New Art of Lying ii. 35 Unware men are ouer~reached and caught. b. Of actions: Done incautiously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > specifically of actions foolhardyc1390 unwarea1395 uncircumspect1563 unwary1610 unguarded1714 off guard1937 a1395 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (Bodl.) ii. xviii. f. 110 An vnware stiringe of himsilf schulde caste him doun aȝen worse þan he was bifore. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. xxiv Þe þrote is ofte igreued..by vnwise and vnwar taking of mete and of drinke. 2. a. Unaware, ignorant. Const. of, that. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] > ignorant of something unwittingc893 unwarec1374 unknowinga1398 ignorantc1425 unawares1549 unfraught1587 unintelligenta1616 unstudied1642 a stranger to1665 unconscious1678 unconscious1700 unskilled1725 oblivious1854 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] unlearedeOE untowenc1000 unwittyc1000 skillessc1175 uncouthc1220 lewda1225 lorelessa1300 simplea1325 layc1330 uncunning1340 untaughtc1340 unknowingc1350 rudea1382 roida1400 unquainta1400 ignorant?c1400 unlearnedc1400 misknowing?a1425 simple-hearted?c1425 unknownc1475 unkenningc1480 unweeting1483 nescienta1500 craftlessc1530 misliterate1532 sillya1547 ingram1553 gross1561 inscient1578 borowe1579 plain-headeda1586 empirical1588 rudeful1589 lack-learning1590 learnless?1593 wotless?1594 ingrant1597 untutored1597 small-knowing1598 uninstructed1598 unlearnt1609 unread1609 unware?1611 nescious1623 inscious1633 inscientifical1660 uninformed1702 unaware1704 unable1721 unsuspecting1776 inerudite1801 ill-informed1824 incognoscent1827 unminded1831 unknowledgeable1837 knowledgelessc1843 parviscient1862 clueless1943 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 304 Lo he..was ful vnwar þat loue hadde his dwellynge with-inne þe subtile stremes of here eyen. 1421–2 T. Hoccleve Complaint 375 He that it owght agayne it to hym toke, Me of his haste vnware. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cvii. 128 We shall entre whyle they be at supper, and vnware of vs. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1183 Vnwar of þe weghes þat by the walles lay,..He busket to þe banke with a bolde chere. 1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) sig. A a iij O hedeles trust, vnware of harme to cum. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. P8 So me weake wretch,..Vnware of such mishap, She brought to mischiefe. elliptical.?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 109 Ajax seeing..that he shook a headless spear, a little while unware.1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 10 I lived unware, uncaring all that lay Locked in that Universe taciturn and drear. b. quasi-adv. Without knowing it; in ignorance, innocently. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adverb] > in ignorance, unknowingly unknowingly1340 unknowinga1382 unwarec1386 unwittinglya1425 unbewares1483 unknownly1495 unawares1535 unaware1593 at unawares1596 unsuspectingly1798 unsuspectedly1826 uncognizantly1843 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 885 Of this brekynge comth eek ofte tyme that folk vnwar wedden or synnen with hire owene kynrede. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 2 Thus bringeth he many a meschief inne Unwar, til that he be meschieved. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxvi. 493 He put vp his goode swerde for doute leste he slough eny man vn-war. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 598/1 After that he..therby made him giue sentence vnware against himselfe. 1533 T. More Apologye 191 b He playn reproueth his owne processe, & excuseth the clergye hym selfe vnware. c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas i. in Wks. (1898) I. 963 Her self, vnwar, thus doth her self betray, And feels the force of this small archer's bowe. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 225 The erring Soul Not wilfully mis-doing, but unware Misled. View more context for this quotation 3. Unexpected, unforeseen. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected unbeweena1325 sudden1340 unhopedc1374 unwarec1374 unweenedc1374 unguessedc1400 unlooked for1531 untraisted1533 extonious1548 unlooked1548 unthought1548 unwares1548 unaspected1578 inexpecteda1586 unexpecteda1586 unwary1590 unwaited1592 unmistrusted1595 inopinate1598 unforethought1601 nap-taking1602 startling1609 expectless1613 unexpect1633 admirable1639 immergent1655 unpresumed1686 abrupt1725 unguessed1746 unanticipateda1779 unpredicted1792 unprecipitated1795 unsurmised1820 unsupposed1821 inopine1880 windfall1945 over-the-transom1952 left field1955 conversation-stopping1960 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) v. met. i. 151 It haþ hys propre causes of whiche causes þe cours vnforseyn and vnwar semiþ to han maked happe. c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 427 Vp on thy glade day haue in thy mynde The vnwar wo or harm þat comth bihynde. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6181 They turne nat as doth a phane With vnwar wynde. 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes viii. 2192 Hih clymbyng vp haþ ofte an vnwar fall. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xxxv. 180 At a tyme unware my dette shal be dewe. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccviij^v Least..the common people hereafter..might..excite an vnware rebellion. 4. Unknown (to one). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] > outside one's knowledge unweeting1303 unwittingc1380 unwistc1385 unware1390 unknowna1393 unknowing1423 unawares1548 unacquainta1699 out of one's beat1839 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 44 Who dar do thing which love ne dar? To love is every lawe unwar. 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 190/2 If there came amonge them vnware to you some spies. a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) lxxiii. 25 Yf I had suffered this to you vnware, Myn were the fawte and you nothing to blame. 5. As n. a. on, in, or at unware, unawares, unexpectedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb] > without warning on, in, or at unwarec1070 unwarec1100 unwaresa1122 uniwaresa1200 unwarelyc1200 on uniware1297 unwarneda1325 unadvised1390 unbewares1483 unbeware1489 unwarnishedly1513 unawarnistly1533 unadvisedlyc1535 unawares1535 at unwaresa1547 unwarnedly1563 at unawares1564 unwarily1569 at unaware1598 unaware1667 of all things1778 out of a clear (blue) sky1875 out of the blue1879 unawaredly1895 c1070 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. C) ann. 1066 Þa com Harold cyning..into Tinan on unwaran. c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. D) ann. 1043 Man gerædde þan cynge þæt he rad..to Wincestre on un~wær. 14.. R. Gloucester's Chron. 1966 (Digby 205) This prince al in vnware toward hem þan drouȝ. 1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc ii. ii Shall I geue leasure by my fonde delayes To Ferrex to oppresse me at vnware? b. Unwariness, carelessness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] unwarenessa1425 unware1475 unwariness1544 incircumspectness1568 uncircumspection1598 incautelousness1640 incircumspection1646 uncautelousnessa1656 uncautiousness1672 incaution1720 incautiousness1811 unguardedness1818 1475 Bk. Noblesse (Roxb.) 27 By unware of theire purveiaunce [they] met withe the said Haniballe at certen streightes and narow places. 6. adv. a. Without warning; unexpectedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adverb] > without warning on, in, or at unwarec1070 unwarec1100 unwaresa1122 uniwaresa1200 unwarelyc1200 on uniware1297 unwarneda1325 unadvised1390 unbewares1483 unbeware1489 unwarnishedly1513 unawarnistly1533 unadvisedlyc1535 unawares1535 at unwaresa1547 unwarnedly1563 at unawares1564 unwarily1569 at unaware1598 unaware1667 of all things1778 out of a clear (blue) sky1875 out of the blue1879 unawaredly1895 c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. D) ann. 1050 Hi comon unwær on heom on ealne ærne mergen. c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. D) ann. 1067 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 219 He was bysette..in a harde battaille þat fil uppon hym unwar [L. inopino] in þe Ester day. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 648 On thee Fortune I pleyne That vnwar wrapped hast me in thy cheyne. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 13548 They sawh on komen ffaste by, Vnwar, with a gret company. ?1454 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 79 William..and Robert come vppon hem onwarre, and theruppon chasid hem. ?1510 T. More in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. f.iv^v Deth stelith on ful slily and vnware. 1591 E. Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints Ded. sig. H If that any Oedipus vnware Shall chaunce..To reade the secrete of this riddle rare. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 76 Seeking the place of Charities resort, Vnware I hapned on a Princes Court. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale viii. 180 In each quarter, they prepare, to charge the campes sodainlie and vnware. 1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vi. 104 No face of any care, O maiden, can arise on me in any wise unware. b. Unwarily, incautiously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adverb] unwarelyc893 unadvised1420 abandonly1487 incautely1510 uncircumspectly1535 incircumspectly1542 unware1545 unwarily1580 incautelouslya1656 unguardedly1713 uncautiously1721 incautiously1733 1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. lv Whiche stones so sone as a man vnware take vp, forthwith he receiueth a wound of the scorpion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.adv.c897
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