† wantruken.

Forms: early Middle English uuantruce.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, troke n. at troke v. Derivatives.

Etymology: Probably < wan- prefix + troke n. at troke v. Derivatives, although this poses semantic problems (see note). Compare slightly later wantroke v. and wantroking n. Compare also wanhope n.The function of the prefix in this formation (and in the related wantroke v.) is unclear, as the sense of the second element is not negated. However, in Old English the prefix can also be used in sense ‘bad, badly, ill-’, as in e.g. wanspēd poverty, want, lit. ‘ill success’ (see wanspeed n.), wanscrȳd badly dressed, poorly clothed ( < wan- prefix + the past participle of shride v.¹); if combined with a second element with negative connotations, the prefix in this use might effectively become an intensifier. The form is unusual in that the scribe of MS Vespasian A.xxii regularly uses wynn for w.

Obsolete.

Failure; doubt. Only in withouten wantruke: without fail; undoubtedly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]

withouten wantrukea1225

without missa1275

dreadlessc1369

doubtlessc1386

certainlya1400

sadly?a1425

questionlessc1425

undoubtablyc1425

doubtlesslyc1440

unsoilablyc1445

undoubtablec1450

undoubteda1500

undoubtedly?a1500

infallibly1502

indefeasibly1540

undubitately1548

indubitatelya1552

undoubting1552

undoubtingly1552

indoubtedly1563

indoubtly1606

unquestionably1611

questionlessly1612

indubitably1624

undoubtfully1628

uncontrollably1629

irrefragably1635

ungainsayably1637

inquestionablya1641

indubiously1642

unquestionedly1644

incontrollably1646

incontrovertibly1646

indisputably1646

acknowledgedly?1649

inexpugnably1653

uncontrovertablya1658

undubitably1660

inconfutably1664

uncontrollably1676

irrefutably1681

uncontestedly1699

undisputably1707

uncontestably1709

incontestablya1711

uncontrovertibly1755

undisputedly1778

(and) no mistake1818

unchallengeably1827

without resort1827

undeniedly1837

unappealably1840

indubitativelya1853

irrecusably1862

uncontradictably1862

inescapably1881

unarguably1888

sho1893

sure1894

posilutely1914

hands down1936

a1225 (?OE) MS Vesp. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 237 (MED) Se gode man þe godes lufe hað ȝefolged to is ende cumþ, witetlice wið-ut uuantruce þer cumeð þe hali engles him to.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	wantruke
释义	† wantruken. Forms: early Middle English uuantruce. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, troke n. at troke v. Derivatives. Etymology: Probably < wan- prefix + troke n. at troke v. Derivatives, although this poses semantic problems (see note). Compare slightly later wantroke v. and wantroking n. Compare also wanhope n.The function of the prefix in this formation (and in the related wantroke v.) is unclear, as the sense of the second element is not negated. However, in Old English the prefix can also be used in sense ‘bad, badly, ill-’, as in e.g. wanspēd poverty, want, lit. ‘ill success’ (see wanspeed n.), wanscrȳd badly dressed, poorly clothed ( < wan- prefix + the past participle of shride v.¹); if combined with a second element with negative connotations, the prefix in this use might effectively become an intensifier. The form is unusual in that the scribe of MS Vespasian A.xxii regularly uses wynn for w. Obsolete. Failure; doubt. Only in withouten wantruke: without fail; undoubtedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb] withouten wantrukea1225 without missa1275 dreadlessc1369 doubtlessc1386 certainlya1400 sadly?a1425 questionlessc1425 undoubtablyc1425 doubtlesslyc1440 unsoilablyc1445 undoubtablec1450 undoubteda1500 undoubtedly?a1500 infallibly1502 indefeasibly1540 undubitately1548 indubitatelya1552 undoubting1552 undoubtingly1552 indoubtedly1563 indoubtly1606 unquestionably1611 questionlessly1612 indubitably1624 undoubtfully1628 uncontrollably1629 irrefragably1635 ungainsayably1637 inquestionablya1641 indubiously1642 unquestionedly1644 incontrollably1646 incontrovertibly1646 indisputably1646 acknowledgedly?1649 inexpugnably1653 uncontrovertablya1658 undubitably1660 inconfutably1664 uncontrollably1676 irrefutably1681 uncontestedly1699 undisputably1707 uncontestably1709 incontestablya1711 uncontrovertibly1755 undisputedly1778 (and) no mistake1818 unchallengeably1827 without resort1827 undeniedly1837 unappealably1840 indubitativelya1853 irrecusably1862 uncontradictably1862 inescapably1881 unarguably1888 sho1893 sure1894 posilutely1914 hands down1936 a1225 (?OE) MS Vesp. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 237 (MED) Se gode man þe godes lufe hað ȝefolged to is ende cumþ, witetlice wið-ut uuantruce þer cumeð þe hali engles him to. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1225
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