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▪ I. † unˈsad, a. Obs.
[un-1 7. Cf. OE. unsæd unsated (= obs. Du. onzat).]
1. Not firm or steadfast; unreliable.
1382Wyclif Rom. xv. 1 The feblenesse of syke men, or vnsadde in feith. c1386Chaucer Clerk's T. 995 O stormy peple vnsad and euere vntrewe. c1412Hoccleve De Reg. Princ. 705 O lord! þis world vnstabyl is, & vnsad. 1455Rolls of Parlt. V. 341/2 Blynded with unsad trust and promysse of mariage. 1495Cov. Leet Bk. 564 Þe vnsadde demeasnyng & dealyng þat he hath be of in tymes past.
2. Not firm, hard, or solid.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vi. v. (Tollem. MS.), The childes flesche, þat is newe bore, is tendir, nesche, quauy and unsad. c1440Promp. Parv. 491/2 Thoke, as onsadde fysche, humorosus.
3. Free from sadness.
a1450Le Morte Arth. 1508 Off sorow were they neuyr vnsad, Myght they neyther drynke ne ete.
Hence † unˈsadness. Obs.
1382Wyclif Heb. vii. 18 Reprouyng of the maundement bifore goynge is maad, for the vnsadnesse and vnprofyt of it. 1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. cl. (Bodl. MS.), Þere it is iseide þat..it happiþ & comeþ of vnfastenes & vnsadnes of þe tre.
▪ II. unˈsad, v.
(un-2 6 a.)
1640Quarles Sighes xvii, We'l change our Scene, & we'l unsad our Stile; We'l teach your sighes to sing. |