释义 |
▪ I. un, n. An instance of the negative prefix un-1.
1650B. Discolliminium 7 It was a thousand pities those two Un's were put in. ▪ II. un, 'un1 later dial. f. hine pers. pron. ‘him’. (Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. En).
1633B. Jonson Tale Tub i. iv, Pup. He is high Constable, And who should reade above un, or avore 'hun? 1749Fielding Tom Jones vi. ii, Allworthy is a queer dog, and money has no effect o' un. 1785[see hine]. 1821Scott Kenilw. xi, ‘And what if I did see un, Master Crane?’ replied Jack Hostler. 1919G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House iii. 109 Right in the gravel pit: I seen it. Serve un right! 1932D. L. Sayers Have his Carcase xi. 134 Soon as I come in zight of 'un, I zee un. 1977P. Hill Liars x. 140 The ladies liked 'un. ▪ III. un, 'un2 dial. f. one pron. (senses 22 and 24).
c1810W. Hickey Mem. (1960) iv. 64 The young 'un there wanted to be off. 1821Scott Kenilw. xii, Here's a gentleman..has given Sir Hugh a draught that is worth twenty of yon un. 1859Geo. Eliot A. Bede xx, ‘It [a rose] smells very sweet,’ he said; ‘those striped uns have no smell’. ▪ IV. un obs. form of on prep., dial. f. and conj. |