† wanfortunen.
Scottish. Obsolete.
Misfortune.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck
un-i-limpOE
unlimpc1175
mishap?c1225
unhap?c1225
mishappeningc1230
ames-ace?a1300
misadventure?a1300
ill hailc1300
misauntera1325
untiminga1325
miscasec1325
mischancec1325
misfall1340
misfarea1387
casec1390
infortunea1393
mishapping?a1400
unchancea1400
disadventurea1413
mischieving1432
infortuny?a1439
encumbermentc1440
misfortune1441
evil hail?c1450
malfortunea1470
unhappiness1470
maleurtee?1473
malheur?1473
evil health1477
unfortune1483
wanfortunea1500
disfortune1509
wanhap1513
ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518
mislucka1530
ill luck1548
unfortunacy?c1550
evilfare1556
unluck1556
hard luck1567
bad luck1575
miscasualty1588
disgrace1590
wanchance1599
disventure1612
misaccident1620
miscarriagec1625
hard lines1722
mishanter1754
malefit1755
miscanter1781
hard cheese1854
hard cheddar1893
schlimazel1911
tough luck1912
snake eyes1918
catch-arse1970
a1500 Bernardus de Cura Rei Famuliaris 345 Seldyne..besy diligence Folowis with wanfortonys violence: Bot seldinar wanfourtowne þu dessewyr Sale fra swernes.
1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 4022 I trow wan-fortune brocht me heir.
1711 D. Defoe Speech for D——sse of Arnistoun 10 Geen I have had the Wanfortune to believe also, That the Pretender is the Q——'s Brother.
1711 D. Defoe Speech for D——sse of Arnistoun 14 If I have been sa wanfortunate as to believe the Pretender to be legitimate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.a1500- of likelihead
- of likelihood
- of likeliness
- of little availment
- of little mark
- of little moment
- of little remark
- of little valour
- of little valure
- of little worth
- of lodgings
- of loft
- of long
- of long ago
- of long continuance
- of long standing
- of low
- of main white
- of malice forethought
- of many words
- of mark
- of measure
- of mercy
- of message
- of met