unrungadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrəŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ring v.¹; also late Middle English unrogne.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English rung , ring v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rung, past participle of ring v.¹ Compare later rung adj.¹

Esp. of a bell: not sounded by ringing.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > bell-ringing > [adjective] > not rung

unrunga1426

a1426 in Cal. Proc. Chancery Queen Elizabeth (1827) I. Introd. p. xx It wer better bell unrogne at þe sauntes tyme þan þe messe unsogne.

1743 R. Blair Grave 5 The Great Bell has toll'd, unrung, untouch'd.

1809 T. Campbell Gertrude of Wyoming 60 The tow'r, whose clock unrung, Told legible that midnight of despair.

1900 E. R. Scidmore China 104 Another of Yunglo's colossal bells swings unrung, voiceless, in its noble tower.

2014 Dereham & Fakenham (Norfolk) Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. When the group first met to learn how to handle the ropes, the bells had been left unrung for almost a quarter of a century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unrungadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrəŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English rung , ring v.²

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rung, past participle of ring v.² Compare later rung adj.² and earlier unringed adj.

= unringed adj.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > not having nose ring

unringed1459

unrung1548

1548 in Lincs. Notes & Queries (1929) 20 62 (modernized text) It is ordered that no man shall put any Swine into the Fen unrung.

1654 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 191 Swyne that shalbee found unrung.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 530 He let his Hogs go into his Orchard unrung.

1727 E. Laurence Duty of Steward 125 Paying Ten shillings for each Hog suffer'd to be unrung or unyoked.

1847 Gardeners' Chron. 31 July 518/1 He requested the officiating Vulcan to leave half the litter unrung.

1942 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 19 Mar. 4/2 She had a curl in her tail and for exercise she tossed her trough around with her unrung nose.

2006 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 30 Mar. 27 The unrung bird was spotted yesterday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unrung
释义	unrungadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ring v.¹; also late Middle English unrogne. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English rung , ring v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rung, past participle of ring v.¹ Compare later rung adj.¹ Esp. of a bell: not sounded by ringing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > bell-ringing > [adjective] > not rung unrunga1426 a1426 in Cal. Proc. Chancery Queen Elizabeth (1827) I. Introd. p. xx It wer better bell unrogne at þe sauntes tyme þan þe messe unsogne. 1743 R. Blair Grave 5 The Great Bell has toll'd, unrung, untouch'd. 1809 T. Campbell Gertrude of Wyoming 60 The tow'r, whose clock unrung, Told legible that midnight of despair. 1900 E. R. Scidmore China 104 Another of Yunglo's colossal bells swings unrung, voiceless, in its noble tower. 2014 Dereham & Fakenham (Norfolk) Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. When the group first met to learn how to handle the ropes, the bells had been left unrung for almost a quarter of a century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unrungadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English rung , ring v.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rung, past participle of ring v.² Compare later rung adj.² and earlier unringed adj. = unringed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > not having nose ring unringed1459 unrung1548 1548 in Lincs. Notes & Queries (1929) 20 62 (modernized text) It is ordered that no man shall put any Swine into the Fen unrung. 1654 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 191 Swyne that shalbee found unrung. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 530 He let his Hogs go into his Orchard unrung. 1727 E. Laurence Duty of Steward 125 Paying Ten shillings for each Hog suffer'd to be unrung or unyoked. 1847 Gardeners' Chron. 31 July 518/1 He requested the officiating Vulcan to leave half the litter unrung. 1942 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 19 Mar. 4/2 She had a curl in her tail and for exercise she tossed her trough around with her unrung nose. 2006 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 30 Mar. 27 The unrung bird was spotted yesterday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹a1426adj.²1548
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