unwistadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwist.

Obsolete or archaic.

†1.

a. Unknown to one; without it being known.

ΚΠ

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1294 Hire entent..Was for to loue hym vnwist, if she myghte.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxv. 22 Ruben ȝede, and slepte with Bala, the secundarye wijf of his fader, that to hym was not vnwist.

1420–22 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes i. 494 And vttrely remembre, ȝif the lyst, Thy byrth and blood ar bothe two vnwist.

a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 219 How he fra that stede In sacret wyss wnwyst away was tak.

a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Ci^v Unfaythful wyght, to couer suche a flyght, Couldest thou hope vnwyst to leaue my land?

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ii. sig. Dd2^v Of hurt vnwist most daunger doth redound.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ix. 21 Then of them all she plainly was espyde To be a woman wight, vnwist to bee, The fairest woman wight, that euer eye did see.

†b. Const. by, of; to, unto (or with dative). Obsolete.In (a) frequently in the 16th cent. in the archaic phrase ‘unwist of any wight’.

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

(a)

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Hypsipyle. 1653 But on-wist of hire fadyr is she gon To Tessaly.

a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 1140 Prevaly, unwist of any wicht.

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 77^v Unwist of any wight, The murther was vnseene.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. sig. M7 It was kept in store In Ioues eternall house, vnwist of wight.

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 200 There is a secret sign whereby the soul Feels certainty of safety.., public to the universe,..And yet unwist of by a single world.

(b)c1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 3585 Þat sche with hym schal in-to Grece wende.., Vnwist hir fader & euery other wyȝt.1420–2 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes iii. 4081 To hym the tyme vn~knowen and vnwist.1476 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 491 I dyd it nott onwyst to hyre cowncell.a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 659 For to your folk this mater is wnwist.1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D6^v The shield and armes..Which Triamond had worne,..To his friend vnwist .

†2. Lacking knowledge (of something); unknowing; not knowing how. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

unwistc1374

unknowna1393

ignorantc1475

imperfect1508

rawa1513

unskilfula1547

imperite?1550

illiterate1556

strange1561

unacquainted1565

green-headed1569

unacquainted1581

unacquaint1587

unfledged1603

inexperienced1626

guiltless1667

inexperient1670

unconversanta1674

unversed1675

uninitiated1678

a stranger to1697

uninitiate1801

inconversant1802

lay1821

griffish1836

wet behind the ears1851

neophytic1856

griffinish1860

experienceless1875

neophytish1897

wet-eared1967

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1400 Now quod Pandare er owres twyes twelue, He shal be ese vnwyst of it hym selue.

a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Bi The Shepheard fasteneeth in her [sc. the hind] vnware: And left in her vnwyst the thyrlyng head.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. sig. N When he wak't.., He found him selfe vnwist, so ill bestad, That lim he could not wag.

3. archaic. Not known or recognized; strange.

ΘΚΠ

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

uncouthc897

neweOE

fremdc950

unknownOE

unseena1200

unketha1275

unkedc1275

strange13..

disguisyc1330

unknowedc1380

aliena1382

unhearda1382

unkenneda1400

ranishc1400

ignorant?a1475

unwittenc1485

unbekend1513

unacquainted1551

unkent1579

unwitted1582

unfamiliar1593

unsounded1594

incognite1609

ignote1623

in the urn1658

unfathomed1659

unexperienced1698

unknown-of1700

undiscovered1707

inaudite1708

darka1727

unascertained1751

unwist1757

unknownst1805

unbeknown1824

unbeknownst1848

unsampled1890

1757 W. Thompson Nativity in Poems xvi Three Seers un~wist the Captain-glory led, Of awful Semblance.

1836 E. B. Browning Poet's Vow ii. xxi Still between the sound and me, White creatures like a mist Did interfloat confusedly,—Mysterious shapes unwist!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unwist
释义	unwistadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwist. Obsolete or archaic. †1. a. Unknown to one; without it being known. ΚΠ c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1294 Hire entent..Was for to loue hym vnwist, if she myghte. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxv. 22 Ruben ȝede, and slepte with Bala, the secundarye wijf of his fader, that to hym was not vnwist. 1420–22 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes i. 494 And vttrely remembre, ȝif the lyst, Thy byrth and blood ar bothe two vnwist. a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 219 How he fra that stede In sacret wyss wnwyst away was tak. a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Ci^v Unfaythful wyght, to couer suche a flyght, Couldest thou hope vnwyst to leaue my land? 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ii. sig. Dd2^v Of hurt vnwist most daunger doth redound. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ix. 21 Then of them all she plainly was espyde To be a woman wight, vnwist to bee, The fairest woman wight, that euer eye did see. †b. Const. by, of; to, unto (or with dative). Obsolete.In (a) frequently in the 16th cent. in the archaic phrase ‘unwist of any wight’. 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 (a) c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Hypsipyle. 1653 But on-wist of hire fadyr is she gon To Tessaly. a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 1140 Prevaly, unwist of any wicht. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 77^v Unwist of any wight, The murther was vnseene. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. sig. M7 It was kept in store In Ioues eternall house, vnwist of wight. View more context for this quotation 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 200 There is a secret sign whereby the soul Feels certainty of safety.., public to the universe,..And yet unwist of by a single world. (b)c1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 3585 Þat sche with hym schal in-to Grece wende.., Vnwist hir fader & euery other wyȝt.1420–2 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes iii. 4081 To hym the tyme vn~knowen and vnwist.1476 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 491 I dyd it nott onwyst to hyre cowncell.a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 659 For to your folk this mater is wnwist.1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D6^v The shield and armes..Which Triamond had worne,..To his friend vnwist . View more context for this quotation †2. Lacking knowledge (of something); unknowing; not knowing how. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [adjective] unwistc1374 unknowna1393 ignorantc1475 imperfect1508 rawa1513 unskilfula1547 imperite?1550 illiterate1556 strange1561 unacquainted1565 green-headed1569 unacquainted1581 unacquaint1587 unfledged1603 inexperienced1626 guiltless1667 inexperient1670 unconversanta1674 unversed1675 uninitiated1678 a stranger to1697 uninitiate1801 inconversant1802 lay1821 griffish1836 wet behind the ears1851 neophytic1856 griffinish1860 experienceless1875 neophytish1897 wet-eared1967 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1400 Now quod Pandare er owres twyes twelue, He shal be ese vnwyst of it hym selue. a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Bi The Shepheard fasteneeth in her [sc. the hind] vnware: And left in her vnwyst the thyrlyng head. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. sig. N When he wak't.., He found him selfe vnwist, so ill bestad, That lim he could not wag. View more context for this quotation 3. archaic. Not known or recognized; strange. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] uncouthc897 neweOE fremdc950 unknownOE unseena1200 unketha1275 unkedc1275 strange13.. disguisyc1330 unknowedc1380 aliena1382 unhearda1382 unkenneda1400 ranishc1400 ignorant?a1475 unwittenc1485 unbekend1513 unacquainted1551 unkent1579 unwitted1582 unfamiliar1593 unsounded1594 incognite1609 ignote1623 in the urn1658 unfathomed1659 unexperienced1698 unknown-of1700 undiscovered1707 inaudite1708 darka1727 unascertained1751 unwist1757 unknownst1805 unbeknown1824 unbeknownst1848 unsampled1890 1757 W. Thompson Nativity in Poems xvi Three Seers un~wist the Captain-glory led, Of awful Semblance. 1836 E. B. Browning Poet's Vow ii. xxi Still between the sound and me, White creatures like a mist Did interfloat confusedly,—Mysterious shapes unwist! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.c1374
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