unledadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɛd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lead v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English led , lead v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + led, past participle of lead v.¹ Compare later led adj.Compare Old Icelandic úleiddr . A much earlier parallel formation may be shown by Old English unlǣd , perhaps in sense ‘(of cattle) untended, stray’ (one isolated attestation), although it has sometimes been alternatively interpreted as showing the more common (but less semantically plausible) unlede adj.:eOE Let. to Edward the Elder (Sawyer 1445) in F. E. Harmer Sel. Eng. Hist. Docs. 9th & 10th Cent. (1914) 32 Ða forstæl he ða unlædan oxan æt Funtial.

1. Not led; undirected, unguided; without a leader or guide.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [adjective] > without shepherd

unled1562

shepherdless1648

unshepherded1850

society > authority > control > [adjective] > leading or guiding > led or guided > not

unled1562

unpiloted1641

pilotless1806

1562 Lawes of Markette sig. A.iiij^v No bugeman shal leade but .ii. horses. and he shal not let them go vnled.

1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 34 Ȝe ma haif me vnled Suppois it war ane myill and mair W^t ȝow to spill the lairdis bed.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 66 I haue seene but few go away vnled from the Embassadors table.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Fable Acis, Polyphemus & Galatea in Examen Poeticum 87 Here, on the midst he sate: his Flocks, unled, Their Shepherd follow'd.

1709 Let. to Friend upon Successes M.DCC.VIII 4 Who, uninform'd from high, by you unled, Can the mysterious Maze of Wisdom tread?

1758 Monthly Rev. 19 503 Already reckoning captives yet unled.

1817 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 305 The people [were] not only unled by their leaders, but in opposition to them.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 76 His gentle charger following him unled.

1917 W. J. Lauck & E. Sydenstricker Conditions of Labor in Amer. Industries vii. 312 Unorganized and without bargaining power, unled except by those who seek to exploit him.

1960 J. Carmichael Illustr. Hist. Russia 151 The insurgents, though listless and unled, refused to surrender.

2013 Cape Argus (Nexis) 16 Oct. 2 You will have an unled revolution in this country, and that is anarchy.

†2. Scottish and English regional (northern). Of a crop or other natural resource: not harvested or collected. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > harvested > not

unpluckedc1536

unled1569

ungathered1592

unpicked1600

uncropped?1610

ungarnered1850

unharvested1867

1569 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 219 Tathe ledd and unledd.

1585 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 28 Considering the grite difficultie presentlie to gett oute the labouraris of the ground with carreage, in respect the cornis ar in mony placeis unled or won.

1830 Perthshire Advertiser 29 July The peats unled—and roads broken up by daily and nightly rains.

†3. Scottish. Of a legal action: not carried out or prosecuted. Cf. lead v.¹ 1d. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out

undonec1380

unsped1390

unperformed1442

unwroughtc1480

unaccomplished1525

unexecuted1585

unled1586

uneffected1592

unacted1594

uncommitted1598

unhatched1601

unachieved1603

unpaida1616

unperpetrated1646

undischarged1709

uninflicted1757

unredeemed1812

untransactedc1825

unenacted1827

undelivered1895

1586 50th Gen. Assemblie in A. Peterkin Bk. Universall Kirk Scotl. (1839) 298 We hold the said proces and sentence as unled, undecydit or pronuncit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unled
释义	unledadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɛd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lead v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English led , lead v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + led, past participle of lead v.¹ Compare later led adj.Compare Old Icelandic úleiddr . A much earlier parallel formation may be shown by Old English unlǣd , perhaps in sense ‘(of cattle) untended, stray’ (one isolated attestation), although it has sometimes been alternatively interpreted as showing the more common (but less semantically plausible) unlede adj.:eOE Let. to Edward the Elder (Sawyer 1445) in F. E. Harmer Sel. Eng. Hist. Docs. 9th & 10th Cent. (1914) 32 Ða forstæl he ða unlædan oxan æt Funtial. 1. Not led; undirected, unguided; without a leader or guide. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [adjective] > without shepherd unled1562 shepherdless1648 unshepherded1850 society > authority > control > [adjective] > leading or guiding > led or guided > not unled1562 unpiloted1641 pilotless1806 1562 Lawes of Markette sig. A.iiij^v No bugeman shal leade but .ii. horses. and he shal not let them go vnled. 1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 34 Ȝe ma haif me vnled Suppois it war ane myill and mair W^t ȝow to spill the lairdis bed. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 66 I haue seene but few go away vnled from the Embassadors table. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Fable Acis, Polyphemus & Galatea in Examen Poeticum 87 Here, on the midst he sate: his Flocks, unled, Their Shepherd follow'd. 1709 Let. to Friend upon Successes M.DCC.VIII 4 Who, uninform'd from high, by you unled, Can the mysterious Maze of Wisdom tread? 1758 Monthly Rev. 19 503 Already reckoning captives yet unled. 1817 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 305 The people [were] not only unled by their leaders, but in opposition to them. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 76 His gentle charger following him unled. 1917 W. J. Lauck & E. Sydenstricker Conditions of Labor in Amer. Industries vii. 312 Unorganized and without bargaining power, unled except by those who seek to exploit him. 1960 J. Carmichael Illustr. Hist. Russia 151 The insurgents, though listless and unled, refused to surrender. 2013 Cape Argus (Nexis) 16 Oct. 2 You will have an unled revolution in this country, and that is anarchy. †2. Scottish and English regional (northern). Of a crop or other natural resource: not harvested or collected. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > harvested > not unpluckedc1536 unled1569 ungathered1592 unpicked1600 uncropped?1610 ungarnered1850 unharvested1867 1569 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 219 Tathe ledd and unledd. 1585 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 28 Considering the grite difficultie presentlie to gett oute the labouraris of the ground with carreage, in respect the cornis ar in mony placeis unled or won. 1830 Perthshire Advertiser 29 July The peats unled—and roads broken up by daily and nightly rains. †3. Scottish. Of a legal action: not carried out or prosecuted. Cf. lead v.¹ 1d. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out undonec1380 unsped1390 unperformed1442 unwroughtc1480 unaccomplished1525 unexecuted1585 unled1586 uneffected1592 unacted1594 uncommitted1598 unhatched1601 unachieved1603 unpaida1616 unperpetrated1646 undischarged1709 uninflicted1757 unredeemed1812 untransactedc1825 unenacted1827 undelivered1895 1586 50th Gen. Assemblie in A. Peterkin Bk. Universall Kirk Scotl. (1839) 298 We hold the said proces and sentence as unled, undecydit or pronuncit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1562
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