unfoughtadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b, 2c; compare unfoughten adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfought.

a. Of persons: Not fought with or for.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > [adjective] > that has fought > not

unfoughten1475

unfought1523

maiden1598

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > disputed in battle > not

unfoughta1625

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xviii. 25 He toke mede and money of the Scottis, to thentent they myght departe pryuely by nyght, vnfoughte withall.

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 148/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Thinking it should be too great a dishonour vnto him to be bearded with a traitor, and to let him depart vnfought withall.

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkk2/1 Mountferrat should perceive my sister had A brother would not live to see her dye Unfought for.

1659 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age ii. i. xviii. 211 Prince Rupert..might have gone away unfought with but that such counsell was too cold for so hot a stomach.

1822 W. Scott Halidon Hill i. ii. 36 If we leave it Unfought withal, it squares not with our honour.]

b. Not encountered in fight; without fighting.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > non-belligerency > [adjective] > without fighting

unfoughten1475

unfought1596

1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. F3^v These English faine would spend the time in wodrs, That night approching, they might escape vnfought.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 468 For fly they cannot; and, constrain'd to stay, Must yield unfought, a base inglorious Prey.

2. Of battles, etc.: Not fought; uncontested.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention > not contested

unfought1669

1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. v. 77 How many Battels..had been unfought?

1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone iii. 55 We yield (And can it be?) an unfought field!

1820 W. M. Praed Eve of Battle 68 Anticipation fires his brain With fights unfought.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 6 June 2/2 We think that the constituency ought not to go unfought.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unfought
释义	unfoughtadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b, 2c; compare unfoughten adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfought. 1. a. Of persons: Not fought with or for. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > [adjective] > that has fought > not unfoughten1475 unfought1523 maiden1598 society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > disputed in battle > not unfoughta1625 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xviii. 25 He toke mede and money of the Scottis, to thentent they myght departe pryuely by nyght, vnfoughte withall. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 148/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Thinking it should be too great a dishonour vnto him to be bearded with a traitor, and to let him depart vnfought withall. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkk2/1 Mountferrat should perceive my sister had A brother would not live to see her dye Unfought for. 1659 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age ii. i. xviii. 211 Prince Rupert..might have gone away unfought with but that such counsell was too cold for so hot a stomach. 1822 W. Scott Halidon Hill i. ii. 36 If we leave it Unfought withal, it squares not with our honour.] b. Not encountered in fight; without fighting. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > non-belligerency > [adjective] > without fighting unfoughten1475 unfought1596 1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. F3^v These English faine would spend the time in wodrs, That night approching, they might escape vnfought. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 468 For fly they cannot; and, constrain'd to stay, Must yield unfought, a base inglorious Prey. 2. Of battles, etc.: Not fought; uncontested. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention > not contested unfought1669 1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. v. 77 How many Battels..had been unfought? 1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone iii. 55 We yield (And can it be?) an unfought field! 1820 W. M. Praed Eve of Battle 68 Anticipation fires his brain With fights unfought. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 6 June 2/2 We think that the constituency ought not to go unfought. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1523
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