unassayedadj.

Forms: see un- prefix¹, assay v., and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, assay v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + assay v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare assayed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈssayed.

(un- prefix¹ 2.)

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > [adjective] > attempted > not

unassayedc1374

unattempted1548

unsought1582

undared1587

unventured1606

unessayed1642

unendeavoured1656

untempted1744

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) ii. pr. iv. 42 Alwey to euery man þere is..somwhat þat vnassaied he ne wot not, or ellys he drediþ þat he haþ assaied.

c1403 J. Lydgate Temple Glas 1249 For vn-assaied men may no trouþe preue.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. iv. 58 Na maner of wickitnes nor dissait Mycht be, that he ne durst nocht tak on hand, Ne onassait leif.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxcv^v Who leaueth no waye vnassayed to accomplyshe his ambition.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 275 These good fellowes leave nothing unassaied, in the wished discovery of these fraudes.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xi. 113 To be ridd of these mortifying Propositions he leaves no tyrannical evasion unassaid.

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 362 They sedulously think To meliorate thy Stock; no Way, or Rule Be unassay'd.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 451 To raise the prickly and green-coated gourd,..is an art..at this moment unassay'd in song.

1912 Lady Burghclere Life James, 1st Duke of Ormonde I. x. 317 He could not afford to leave unassayed any issue that promised escape.

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

单词	unassayed
释义	unassayedadj. Forms: see un- prefix¹, assay v., and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, assay v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + assay v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare assayed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈssayed. (un- prefix¹ 2.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [adjective] > attempted > not unassayedc1374 unattempted1548 unsought1582 undared1587 unventured1606 unessayed1642 unendeavoured1656 untempted1744 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) ii. pr. iv. 42 Alwey to euery man þere is..somwhat þat vnassaied he ne wot not, or ellys he drediþ þat he haþ assaied. c1403 J. Lydgate Temple Glas 1249 For vn-assaied men may no trouþe preue. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. iv. 58 Na maner of wickitnes nor dissait Mycht be, that he ne durst nocht tak on hand, Ne onassait leif. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxcv^v Who leaueth no waye vnassayed to accomplyshe his ambition. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 275 These good fellowes leave nothing unassaied, in the wished discovery of these fraudes. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xi. 113 To be ridd of these mortifying Propositions he leaves no tyrannical evasion unassaid. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 362 They sedulously think To meliorate thy Stock; no Way, or Rule Be unassay'd. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 451 To raise the prickly and green-coated gourd,..is an art..at this moment unassay'd in song. 1912 Lady Burghclere Life James, 1st Duke of Ormonde I. x. 317 He could not afford to leave unassayed any issue that promised escape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.c1374
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