unespiedadj.

Forms: late Middle English onespied, late Middle English 1600s– unespied, late Middle English–1600s vnespied, 1500s vnespyde, 1600s unespide, 1600s unespy'd, 1600s unespyed, 1600s vnespide; also Scottish pre-1700 unespyit, pre-1700 vnespyit.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + espy v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare unspied adj. and later unaspied adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uneˈspied.

(un- prefix¹ 2.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > unobserved, undiscovered

unayetec1275

unespiedc1374

unperceiveda1375

unapperceived1390

unwitnessed1407

unkenneda1475

obscure1484

unaspied?1507

undiscerned1529

unsuspectedc1530

unspieda1542

unascried1548

undiscovered1555

unscried1578

unfound1584

undescried1595

undetectedc1602

uneyeda1627

undilucidated1635

insuspected1646

indiscovered1663

unbeheld1667

trackless1695

unjealoused1710

unbeholden1820

unencountered1821

undivined1852

unexcavated1874

uncognized1877

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 1457 It is ful hard to halten vn-espied Byfore a crepul for he kan on þe craft.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 81 No faulte of the bodye maye escape vnespied.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. x. sig. Hh2^v He..In the couert of the wood did byde, Beholding all, yet of them vnespyde.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xix. 67 He got up close to this Junk, and..boarded her on a sudden unespied.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 487 The second Shaft came swift and unespy'd, And pierc'd his Hand.

1742–3 Observ. Methodists 8 Of all other Religions every man enjoys the free Exercise..unquestioned and unespied.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 34 Nothing, however, in a palace, passes altogether unespied.

1842 R. Browning Through the Metidja in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics ii Through the desert..Do I glide unespied as I ride?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unespied
释义	unespiedadj. Forms: late Middle English onespied, late Middle English 1600s– unespied, late Middle English–1600s vnespied, 1500s vnespyde, 1600s unespide, 1600s unespy'd, 1600s unespyed, 1600s vnespide; also Scottish pre-1700 unespyit, pre-1700 vnespyit. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, espy v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + espy v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare unspied adj. and later unaspied adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uneˈspied. (un- prefix¹ 2.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > unobserved, undiscovered unayetec1275 unespiedc1374 unperceiveda1375 unapperceived1390 unwitnessed1407 unkenneda1475 obscure1484 unaspied?1507 undiscerned1529 unsuspectedc1530 unspieda1542 unascried1548 undiscovered1555 unscried1578 unfound1584 undescried1595 undetectedc1602 uneyeda1627 undilucidated1635 insuspected1646 indiscovered1663 unbeheld1667 trackless1695 unjealoused1710 unbeholden1820 unencountered1821 undivined1852 unexcavated1874 uncognized1877 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 1457 It is ful hard to halten vn-espied Byfore a crepul for he kan on þe craft. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 81 No faulte of the bodye maye escape vnespied. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. x. sig. Hh2^v He..In the couert of the wood did byde, Beholding all, yet of them vnespyde. View more context for this quotation 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xix. 67 He got up close to this Junk, and..boarded her on a sudden unespied. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 487 The second Shaft came swift and unespy'd, And pierc'd his Hand. 1742–3 Observ. Methodists 8 Of all other Religions every man enjoys the free Exercise..unquestioned and unespied. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 34 Nothing, however, in a palace, passes altogether unespied. 1842 R. Browning Through the Metidja in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics ii Through the desert..Do I glide unespied as I ride? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1374
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