unpenv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛn/

Forms: Old English onpennian, 1500s unpened (past participle), 1500s vnpent (past participle), 1700s– unpen.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², pen v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix² (compare and- prefix) + pen v.¹ (although this is first attested later). Compare unpend v.Re-formed in the 16th cent.

1. transitive. To open (a pen or other enclosure). Also in extended use. Now rare.

ΚΠ

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xxxviii. 277 Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit miclað & uppað... Ac gif sio pynding wierð onpennad,..ðonne toflewð hit eall.

1746 J. Warton Odes xi. 39 By health awoke at early morn, We'll brush sweet dews from every thorn, And help unpen the fold.

1779 A. L. Barbauld Lessons for Children 3 Years Old II. 42 In the morning the shepherd unpenned the fold, and let them all out again.

1830 B. H. Draper Sketches from Volume of Creation viii. 31 He unpens the fold; the flock goes forth.

1903 H. G. Scheffauer Of Both Worlds 121 Weep, and unpen the channels of your eyes O' er yon beloved shape that lowly lies.

2. transitive. To release (esp. an animal) from a pen or other enclosure. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from restraint

ungyve1531

unlock1531

unbuckle1548

unpen1561

unmanacle1582

unmuzzlec1585

unseal1589

dischain1603

unshackle1611

to let out1613

uncage1620

unfreeze1637

loosen1645

unconfine1651

unsequester1664

unbay1687

uncurb1729

unbind1735

unleash1822

disenchain1853

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [verb (transitive)] > drive or put into enclosure > free from enclosure

unpen1561

1561 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Hercules Furens sig. C3 His flocks unpened, do grase their fode to finde.

1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. xxv. 395 If a man disturbs another..; fouls his water, or unpens and lets it out, or if he diverts an antient watercourse, [etc.].

1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 105 There are..who unpen Their baaing vanities, to browse away [etc.].

1820 J. Clare Poems Rural Life 139 The shepherd..Unpens and frees the captive sheep.

1871 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, Country Gentleman 30 Mar. 244/1 I do not see how any damage could arise to the birds, providing competent persons penned and unpenned them.

1922 Scribner's Mag. May 609/1 He unpenned his scorn of automobiles, and talked of horses and how horsemanship ought to be revived.

1998 A. S. Berg Lindbergh (1999) i. i. 14 August Lindbergh unpenned his animals and herded his then-pregnant wife and two children into a cart.

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

单词	unpen
释义	unpenv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛn/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛn/ Forms: Old English onpennian, 1500s unpened (past participle), 1500s vnpent (past participle), 1700s– unpen. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², pen v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² (compare and- prefix) + pen v.¹ (although this is first attested later). Compare unpend v.Re-formed in the 16th cent. 1. transitive. To open (a pen or other enclosure). Also in extended use. Now rare. ΚΠ eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xxxviii. 277 Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit miclað & uppað... Ac gif sio pynding wierð onpennad,..ðonne toflewð hit eall. 1746 J. Warton Odes xi. 39 By health awoke at early morn, We'll brush sweet dews from every thorn, And help unpen the fold. 1779 A. L. Barbauld Lessons for Children 3 Years Old II. 42 In the morning the shepherd unpenned the fold, and let them all out again. 1830 B. H. Draper Sketches from Volume of Creation viii. 31 He unpens the fold; the flock goes forth. 1903 H. G. Scheffauer Of Both Worlds 121 Weep, and unpen the channels of your eyes O' er yon beloved shape that lowly lies. 2. transitive. To release (esp. an animal) from a pen or other enclosure. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from restraint ungyve1531 unlock1531 unbuckle1548 unpen1561 unmanacle1582 unmuzzlec1585 unseal1589 dischain1603 unshackle1611 to let out1613 uncage1620 unfreeze1637 loosen1645 unconfine1651 unsequester1664 unbay1687 uncurb1729 unbind1735 unleash1822 disenchain1853 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [verb (transitive)] > drive or put into enclosure > free from enclosure unpen1561 1561 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Hercules Furens sig. C3 His flocks unpened, do grase their fode to finde. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. xxv. 395 If a man disturbs another..; fouls his water, or unpens and lets it out, or if he diverts an antient watercourse, [etc.]. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 105 There are..who unpen Their baaing vanities, to browse away [etc.]. 1820 J. Clare Poems Rural Life 139 The shepherd..Unpens and frees the captive sheep. 1871 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, Country Gentleman 30 Mar. 244/1 I do not see how any damage could arise to the birds, providing competent persons penned and unpenned them. 1922 Scribner's Mag. May 609/1 He unpenned his scorn of automobiles, and talked of horses and how horsemanship ought to be revived. 1998 A. S. Berg Lindbergh (1999) i. i. 14 August Lindbergh unpenned his animals and herded his then-pregnant wife and two children into a cart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.eOE
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