warelessadj.

Etymology: < ware v.¹ + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwareless.

? Obsolete.

Very frequent in Spenser and Daniel.

1. Unwary, incautious, imprudent.

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

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 7 How surely are the wareles wrapt by those that lye in wayte?

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres v. v. sig. Aa2 For warelesse insolence whilst vndebard Of bounding awe, runnes on to such excesse.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. v. sig. Q2 Yet was he iustly damned by the doome Of his owne mouth, that spake so warelesse word, To be her thrall.

1751 M. Mendez Seasons xxvi, in Pearch Coll. Poems (1770) II. 241 The wareless sheep no longer bite the mead.

1767 W. J. Mickle Concubine i. xxvi Ythrilld with Horrour gapd the wareless Wight.

1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake Introd. 3 Your blights, your chilling influence shed, On wareless heart, and houseless head.

1847 H. S. Riddell Poems, Songs & Misc. Pieces 18 But that's a' true, now that I mind To caution ane sae wareless.

absolute.1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Blacke Smyth iii Who seemes in sight as simple as a saynt, Hath layd a bayte the wareles to begyle.

2. Unguarded, unconscious (of danger).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > unaware of danger

wareless1562

1562 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid ix. Bb 3 And first Euryalus he seeth whom al mens hands had got, Through fraud of night and place of troublous tumult wareles trapt.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. ii. sig. B3^v Both they vnwise, and warelesse of the euill, That by themselues vnto themselues is wrought.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. 22 That when he wak't out of his warelesse paine, He found him selfe, vnwist, so ill bestad, That lim he could not wag.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 9 540 How bright it burns!—of threatening wreck To warn the wareless mariner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	wareless
释义	warelessadj. Etymology: < ware v.¹ + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwareless. ? Obsolete. Very frequent in Spenser and Daniel. 1. Unwary, incautious, imprudent. 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 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 7 How surely are the wareles wrapt by those that lye in wayte? 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres v. v. sig. Aa2 For warelesse insolence whilst vndebard Of bounding awe, runnes on to such excesse. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. v. sig. Q2 Yet was he iustly damned by the doome Of his owne mouth, that spake so warelesse word, To be her thrall. View more context for this quotation 1751 M. Mendez Seasons xxvi, in Pearch Coll. Poems (1770) II. 241 The wareless sheep no longer bite the mead. 1767 W. J. Mickle Concubine i. xxvi Ythrilld with Horrour gapd the wareless Wight. 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake Introd. 3 Your blights, your chilling influence shed, On wareless heart, and houseless head. 1847 H. S. Riddell Poems, Songs & Misc. Pieces 18 But that's a' true, now that I mind To caution ane sae wareless. absolute.1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Blacke Smyth iii Who seemes in sight as simple as a saynt, Hath layd a bayte the wareles to begyle. 2. Unguarded, unconscious (of danger). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > unaware of danger wareless1562 1562 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid ix. Bb 3 And first Euryalus he seeth whom al mens hands had got, Through fraud of night and place of troublous tumult wareles trapt. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. ii. sig. B3^v Both they vnwise, and warelesse of the euill, That by themselues vnto themselues is wrought. View more context for this quotation 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. 22 That when he wak't out of his warelesse paine, He found him selfe, vnwist, so ill bestad, That lim he could not wag. View more context for this quotation 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 9 540 How bright it burns!—of threatening wreck To warn the wareless mariner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1562
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