unn.

Brit.

/ʌn/, U.S.

/ən/

Forms: see un- prefix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: un- prefix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹.Compare the following apparently isolated example of a similar noun use of un- prefix², although the context suggests that the author does not regard the prefixes as distinct:1681 Eng. Bought & Sold 7 He might have left it unwrit, unprinted, unpublished, and unrecommended by his Letter which hath another UN in it, viz. To Undo the Nation.

rare.

A word beginning with the negative prefix ‘un-’ (un- prefix¹).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix > prefix > specific

un1650

augment1671

inflex1859

particule1889

preverb1906

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 7 He saith, To affirm, That an unlawfull Power may not be obeyed with an acknowledgement of its Authority, is uncasuistly and unconscientiously asserted... It was a thousand pities those two Un's were put in.

1990 Chronicles June 9/2 IAS Director Marvin L. Goldberger described the new procedures as ‘unwarranted, unreasonable, and largely unmanageable intrusion..’. Precisely why he invoked all these ‘uns’ he did not specify.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

'unpron.

Brit.

/ən/, U.S.

/ən/

Forms: 1. (chiefly in representations of English regional (southern) speech) 1600s 'hun, 1600s hun, 1600s un; English regional (chiefly south-western) 1600s 1800s– 'en, 1700s– en, 1700s– un, 1700s– 'un, 1800s– hin, 1800s– hyn, 1800s– 'in; North American regional (Labrador and Newfoundland) 1800s– 'en, 1900s– en, 1900s– un. 2. Combined (sometimes in contracted form) with a preceding word (chiefly in representations of English regional (southern) speech) 1600s -n, 1600s–1700s -'n; English regional 1700s -un, 1800s– -n, 1800s– -'n; North American regional (Newfoundland) 1900s– -'en.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: him pron.

Etymology: Variant of him pron. under low stress, with delabialization of m to n.Treated by N.E.D. (1898) as the reflex of hine pron.; the present etymology is convincingly argued by D. Britton The Etymology of Modern Dialect 'En, 'Him in Notes & Queries (1994) Mar. 16-18. Earlier examples of the spellings hin, hun, etc., occur as typographical errors in texts that normally show him, e.g.:?a1518 H. Watson Ualentyne & Orson (1555) xcviii. sig. Xx.iiii^v Whan the duke Myllon vnderstode hin he drewe the noble valentyne asyde & sayde vnto him.

English regional.

The objective case of the masculine third person singular pronoun, corresponding to the subjective he pron. Also with reference to a thing: cf. him pron. 2a.

1. As direct object: = him pron. 1c.

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a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub i. iii. 73 in Wks. (1640) III I'ld play hun 'gaine a Knight, or a good Squire.

1696 T. Dogget Country Wake v. i. 59 Pray take the Parson a long with you, I don't care to see 'en here.

1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 12 Whan tha had'st a cort en be tha heend Legs o'en.

1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 13 Tha wudst ha' bost en to Shivers, nif chad net a vung en.

a1754 H. Fielding Fathers (1778) iii. 52 I would a brought un to town, but the dogs would not spare un.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. xi. 280 ‘And what if I did see un, Master Crane?’ replied Jack Hostler.

1856 Punch Jan. 37 Each feller I met, ‘Didst thee zee un?’ did cry.

1880 T. Q. Couch E. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 90 Klip, to strike or cuff. ‘I klipped 'en under the ear.’

1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House iii, in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War 109 Right in the gravel pit: I seen it. Serve un right!

1963 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 591/2 The wool came right on out as far as you want un to come.

1977 P. Hill Liars x. 140 The ladies liked 'un.

1991 O. Ihalainen in P. Trudgill & J. K. Chambers Dialects of Eng. ii. ix. 118 The occurrence of contracted auxiliaries in questions like 'sthee found'n? ‘Hast thou found it/him?’

2. As object of a preposition: = him pron. 1b.

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a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub i. iv. 47 in Wks. (1640) III He is high Constable. And who should reade above un, or avore 'hun?

1694 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: Pt. 1 i. ii. 8 If any one else had call'd her a Drum, Ide ha set my Nails in the Jaws of un.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. ii. 237 Allworthy is a queer B—ch, and Money hath no Effect o'un.

1760 S. Fielding Ophelia II. xxxiv. 45 They called, the dead hallo, and cried out ‘to-un Boys, to-un!’

1794 J. C. Cross Brit. Fortitude 20 Now if I can but quietly saw the boat-chain in two, and put off to 'un, he wed'nt alarm himself much about paying too dear for his lodging.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Denial, an encumbrance. ‘His children be a great denial to 'un’.

1932 D. L. Sayers Have his Carcase xi. 134 Soon as I come in zight of 'un, I zee un.

1964 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 591/2 I started to laugh at en.

1997 J. Whinray Down 'long weth We 9 A ould gun, what hadn't got no barrel to un.

2000 Cornish World Oct. 9/2 One day his messus said to en: [etc.].

3. As indirect object: = him pron. 1a.

ΚΠ

1640 R. Brome Sparagus Garden iii. vii. ig. G 2 But if I don't your errand to your brother, and tell'n how you doe vlout'n behinde's back, then say Cut's a Curre.

1846 W. Hughes Three Students II. xvi. 80 He ups heels and leads me the precious dance I told ye of; and then I certainly did give un a bit of a lick in the head.

1955 ‘Miss Read’ Village School v. 40 Pay four bob a week, near enough, for Joe's dinners alone? Not likely! You give 'un a bit o' bread and cheese same as you gives me, my girl.

1989 S. Trimm in L. D. Fitzhugh Labradorians (1999) ii. 78 If 'twas civil weather someone would give 'en a lift along in a boat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	un
释义	unn. Brit. /ʌn/, U.S. /ən/ Forms: see un- prefix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: un- prefix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹.Compare the following apparently isolated example of a similar noun use of un- prefix², although the context suggests that the author does not regard the prefixes as distinct:1681 Eng. Bought & Sold 7 He might have left it unwrit, unprinted, unpublished, and unrecommended by his Letter which hath another UN in it, viz. To Undo the Nation. rare. A word beginning with the negative prefix ‘un-’ (un- prefix¹). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix > prefix > specific un1650 augment1671 inflex1859 particule1889 preverb1906 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 7 He saith, To affirm, That an unlawfull Power may not be obeyed with an acknowledgement of its Authority, is uncasuistly and unconscientiously asserted... It was a thousand pities those two Un's were put in. 1990 Chronicles June 9/2 IAS Director Marvin L. Goldberger described the new procedures as ‘unwarranted, unreasonable, and largely unmanageable intrusion..’. Precisely why he invoked all these ‘uns’ he did not specify. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). 'unpron. Brit. /ən/, U.S. /ən/ Forms: 1. (chiefly in representations of English regional (southern) speech) 1600s 'hun, 1600s hun, 1600s un; English regional (chiefly south-western) 1600s 1800s– 'en, 1700s– en, 1700s– un, 1700s– 'un, 1800s– hin, 1800s– hyn, 1800s– 'in; North American regional (Labrador and Newfoundland) 1800s– 'en, 1900s– en, 1900s– un. 2. Combined (sometimes in contracted form) with a preceding word (chiefly in representations of English regional (southern) speech) 1600s -n, 1600s–1700s -'n; English regional 1700s -un, 1800s– -n, 1800s– -'n; North American regional (Newfoundland) 1900s– -'en. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: him pron. Etymology: Variant of him pron. under low stress, with delabialization of m to n.Treated by N.E.D. (1898) as the reflex of hine pron.; the present etymology is convincingly argued by D. Britton The Etymology of Modern Dialect 'En, 'Him in Notes & Queries (1994) Mar. 16-18. Earlier examples of the spellings hin, hun, etc., occur as typographical errors in texts that normally show him, e.g.:?a1518 H. Watson Ualentyne & Orson (1555) xcviii. sig. Xx.iiii^v Whan the duke Myllon vnderstode hin he drewe the noble valentyne asyde & sayde vnto him. English regional. The objective case of the masculine third person singular pronoun, corresponding to the subjective he pron. Also with reference to a thing: cf. him pron. 2a. 1. As direct object: = him pron. 1c. ΚΠ a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub i. iii. 73 in Wks. (1640) III I'ld play hun 'gaine a Knight, or a good Squire. View more context for this quotation 1696 T. Dogget Country Wake v. i. 59 Pray take the Parson a long with you, I don't care to see 'en here. 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 12 Whan tha had'st a cort en be tha heend Legs o'en. 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 13 Tha wudst ha' bost en to Shivers, nif chad net a vung en. a1754 H. Fielding Fathers (1778) iii. 52 I would a brought un to town, but the dogs would not spare un. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. xi. 280 ‘And what if I did see un, Master Crane?’ replied Jack Hostler. 1856 Punch Jan. 37 Each feller I met, ‘Didst thee zee un?’ did cry. 1880 T. Q. Couch E. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 90 Klip, to strike or cuff. ‘I klipped 'en under the ear.’ 1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House iii, in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War 109 Right in the gravel pit: I seen it. Serve un right! 1963 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 591/2 The wool came right on out as far as you want un to come. 1977 P. Hill Liars x. 140 The ladies liked 'un. 1991 O. Ihalainen in P. Trudgill & J. K. Chambers Dialects of Eng. ii. ix. 118 The occurrence of contracted auxiliaries in questions like 'sthee found'n? ‘Hast thou found it/him?’ 2. As object of a preposition: = him pron. 1b. ΚΠ a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub i. iv. 47 in Wks. (1640) III He is high Constable. And who should reade above un, or avore 'hun? 1694 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: Pt. 1 i. ii. 8 If any one else had call'd her a Drum, Ide ha set my Nails in the Jaws of un. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. ii. 237 Allworthy is a queer B—ch, and Money hath no Effect o'un. 1760 S. Fielding Ophelia II. xxxiv. 45 They called, the dead hallo, and cried out ‘to-un Boys, to-un!’ 1794 J. C. Cross Brit. Fortitude 20 Now if I can but quietly saw the boat-chain in two, and put off to 'un, he wed'nt alarm himself much about paying too dear for his lodging. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Denial, an encumbrance. ‘His children be a great denial to 'un’. 1932 D. L. Sayers Have his Carcase xi. 134 Soon as I come in zight of 'un, I zee un. 1964 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 591/2 I started to laugh at en. 1997 J. Whinray Down 'long weth We 9 A ould gun, what hadn't got no barrel to un. 2000 Cornish World Oct. 9/2 One day his messus said to en: [etc.]. 3. As indirect object: = him pron. 1a. ΚΠ 1640 R. Brome Sparagus Garden iii. vii. ig. G 2 But if I don't your errand to your brother, and tell'n how you doe vlout'n behinde's back, then say Cut's a Curre. 1846 W. Hughes Three Students II. xvi. 80 He ups heels and leads me the precious dance I told ye of; and then I certainly did give un a bit of a lick in the head. 1955 ‘Miss Read’ Village School v. 40 Pay four bob a week, near enough, for Joe's dinners alone? Not likely! You give 'un a bit o' bread and cheese same as you gives me, my girl. 1989 S. Trimm in L. D. Fitzhugh Labradorians (1999) ii. 78 If 'twas civil weather someone would give 'en a lift along in a boat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : un-prefix¹ also refers to : un-prefix² also refers to : un-comb. form > as lemmas U.N. U.N. n. United Nations. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > United Nations United Nations1942 UNO1945 U.N.1946 1946 N.Y. Times 11 Apr. 1/6 If the U.N. remained at Hunter or went to Lake Success, it would have to erect an auditorium. 1946 J. S. Huxley Unesco i. iii. 14 Other U.N. agencies such as the F.A.O. and the World Health Organisation. 1978 L. Heren Growing up on The Times iii. 84 The assassination of the UN mediator had frightened most Israelis. The UN had been the indispensable midwife at the birth of their country. extracted from Un.¹ < n.1650pron.a1637 see also as lemmas
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