† unseelyadj.

Etymology: Old English unsǽlig (un- un- prefix¹ 1 + sǽlig seely adj.), = West Frisian on-, ûnsillich, North Frisian unsaleg, Middle Dutch onsâlich (Dutch onzalig), Middle Low German unsalich, Old High German unsâlig (Middle High German unsâlich, unsælic, -ec, German unselig).

Obsolete.

1. Of persons:

a. Unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, wretched; deserving pity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > miserable or wretched

un-i-selieOE

drearyOE

unseelyOE

wretcha1122

usellc1175

unselea1200

wretcheda1200

misease?c1225

un-i-sele?c1250

wanlichec1275

miseasyc1300

wrackfulc1311

unblessed1340

wretchfula1382

wretchedful1382

caitiff1393

loddera1400

unhappena1400

pilledc1400

miserable?c1422

vengeablec1430

unhappyc1440

meschant?1473

miserousc1475

unselc1480

miser1542

forlorn1582

villainous1582

skybala1585

unblestful1608

despicable1635

haveless1868

the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective]

armlyeOE

un-i-selieOE

unledeeOE

unseelyOE

armOE

wretcha1122

unselea1200

wretcheda1200

wretchlyc1200

misease?c1225

wanlichec1275

miseasyc1300

wansomea1325

simplec1330

wretchfula1382

wretchedful1382

caitiff1393

loddera1400

desolate14..

disconsolatea1425

meschant?1473

miserousc1475

miser1542

unvisited1548

tribulate1575

happiless1582

uncomforted1583

blisslessa1586

uncomfortless1598

miserablea1616

thrallfula1618

calamitous1668

tribulated1682

donsie?1719

unsolaced1796

mis1939

the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective]

armlyeOE

unseelyOE

rulyOE

ruefulc1225

ruthfulc1225

sorryc1225

piteousc1300

poorc1300

ruthlyc1300

pietousa1393

pitifulc1450

lamentablec1460

miserable?a1475

pitiablec1475

execrable1490

plainful1555

tristsum1567

passionatea1586

touchinga1586

pathetic1591

melting1593

remorseful?1615

compassionate1630

compassionable1635

ruesome1833

po'1866

little-boy-lost1957

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > suffering misfortune

feyOE

unseelyOE

wanspeedyc1000

unselea1200

unblessed1340

unhappena1400

unhappyc1440

misfortuneda1500

unfortunate1530

unlucky1542

misdight1607

unblestful1608

inominal1656

unprovidenceda1661

unfortunable1729

OE Cynewulf Juliana 450 Ic þec halsige..þæt þu miltsige me þearfendum, þæt unsælig eall ne forweorþe, þeah ic þec gedyrstig ond þus dolwillen si þe gesohte, þær ic swiþe me þyslicre ær þrage ne wende.

a1023 Wulfstan Homilies 52 Deofol..gedeð swa þurh þæt, þæt unsælig man wisdomes ne gymeð.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 4812 Unnseliȝ mann. Amm icc onn eorþe wurrþenn.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 55 Sum vnseli [a1250 Nero uniseli] haueð..ischriuen hire alto wunder.

c1275 xi Pains Hell 7 in Old Eng. Misc. 147 Vnsely gost hwat dostu here?

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. pr. iv. 124 Ȝit mot it nedes be þat shrewes ben more wrecches and vnsely.

14.. Seven Points Wisd. iii. (Douce 114) f. 108 Loo I vnselye..sowht abowte to gete me a wyfe.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Rom. vii. 24 Y am an vnceli man; who schal delyuer me fro the bodi of this synne?

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. xi. 36 The fey wnsely Dido, For the mischeif to cum predestinate, Mycht not refrene.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. viii. 86 Vnsilly wycht! quhow did thi mynd invaid Sic gret wodnes?

a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 418 Barbarous words by the which unto unsely [L. incautis] and foolish folk they avaunt themselves to be marvelled at.

b. Bringing misfortune on oneself or others; unlucky; evil-doing, wicked.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil person > [adjective]

unseelyOE

illa1200

unwrast?c1225

wrackc1375

wronga1382

viciousc1386

naughtyc1460

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective]

litherc893

unledeeOE

evil971

missOE

murkOE

unrighteousOE

unseelyOE

un-i-seliOE

unselec1050

wickc1175

foul-itowenc1225

unwrast?c1225

un-i-felec1275

wickedc1275

wrakefula1350

felonousc1374

unquertc1390

unperfect1395

felona1400

wanc1440

meschant?c1450

sinnyc1475

unselc1480

poison?1527

pernicious?1533

scelerous1534

viperous?1548

improbate1596

scelestious1609

scelestic1628

spider-like1655

dark-hearted1656

demonic1796

nineteda1798

sinful1863

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > causing or bringing misfortune > specifically of persons

unseelyOE

OE Andreas (1932) 561 Hæleð unsælige no ðær gelyfdon in hira liffruman, grome gealgmode, þæt he god wære.

a1200 St. Marher. 16 Sathanas the unseli, the..of parais lihte so lahe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1266 Bi hire he hæfde twein sunen ah beine heo weoren unseli [c1300 Otho onseli].

a1300 Cursor Mundi 1223 Vnseli caym..Wit god and man þan was..hated.

1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 987 We ben of-set wiþ no sinne for vnsely godus.

c1400 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (1908) 225 How paciently..he resceyuede that false feyned clippynge and traitoures cusse of that vnsely disciple.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 4233 Vnhappy woman, causere of oure peyne, Hard & vnsely.

c. Of animals: Mischievous, harmful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > mischievous

unseelyc1400

scaddle1589

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1562 Þe lorde..Sweȝ his vncely swyn, þat swyngeȝ bi þe bonkkeȝ & bote þe best of his bracheȝ þe bakkeȝ in sunder.

1804 R. Couper Poetry II. 84 My bacon ham..Th' unseely tyke has ta'en.

2. Of things, conditions, etc.: Causing or involving, accompanied by, misfortune or unhappiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective]

unseelyOE

ungraciousa1387

infortunatec1390

unhappy1390

haplessa1400

mischancefula1400

unfortunedc1403

infortuneda1413

maleurousa1460

infortunable?a1475

mal-infortunedc1475

unselc1480

mischanced1488

misadventurousa1500

unhap1509

misfortunate1510

mischancya1522

unuredc1525

maleureda1529

unlucky1530

unfortunate1548

luckless1563

unluckly1564

unfortunable1567

untoward1570

unable?1572

sinister1576

unsonsy1578

disaster1584

disastereda1586

disastrous1586

unweirdedc1590

wanhappy?1590

misbefallen1591

fortuneless1596

infelicious1598

misadventured1599

improsperous1602

untoward1632

unhandsome1640

ill-fated1715

donsie?1719

swarthy1756

infelicitous1835

bad luck1872

stiff1919

spooked1937

jinxed1972

OE Genesis 637 Sum hire æt heortan læg, æppel unsælga, þone hire ær forbead drihtna drihten, deaðbeames ofet.

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) ii. pr. iv. 39 Þe most vnsely kynde of contrariouse fortune.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 15842 ‘Ha men,’ he said, ‘quat ȝe er of ane vnseli toght’.

a1400 Metr. Hom. (Ashm. 42) f. 148 b To þat ilk vnceli lande Þare he bees bonden fote and hand Full hard wiþ þe deuils band.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 3249 A! Priam kyng! vncely is þi chance!

a1450 Northern Passion 2024 We han pleyd vnseli plawis.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid iv. Prol. 230 Lo! with quhat thocht, quhat bitternes and pane Luif vnseilly breidis in euery wycht!

1828 P. Buchan Anc. Ballads & Songs N. Scotl. II. 11 There fell a-rousing them amang, On an unseally time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unseely
释义	† unseelyadj. Etymology: Old English unsǽlig (un- un- prefix¹ 1 + sǽlig seely adj.), = West Frisian on-, ûnsillich, North Frisian unsaleg, Middle Dutch onsâlich (Dutch onzalig), Middle Low German unsalich, Old High German unsâlig (Middle High German unsâlich, unsælic, -ec, German unselig). Obsolete. 1. Of persons: a. Unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, wretched; deserving pity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > miserable or wretched un-i-selieOE drearyOE unseelyOE wretcha1122 usellc1175 unselea1200 wretcheda1200 misease?c1225 un-i-sele?c1250 wanlichec1275 miseasyc1300 wrackfulc1311 unblessed1340 wretchfula1382 wretchedful1382 caitiff1393 loddera1400 unhappena1400 pilledc1400 miserable?c1422 vengeablec1430 unhappyc1440 meschant?1473 miserousc1475 unselc1480 miser1542 forlorn1582 villainous1582 skybala1585 unblestful1608 despicable1635 haveless1868 the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] armlyeOE un-i-selieOE unledeeOE unseelyOE armOE wretcha1122 unselea1200 wretcheda1200 wretchlyc1200 misease?c1225 wanlichec1275 miseasyc1300 wansomea1325 simplec1330 wretchfula1382 wretchedful1382 caitiff1393 loddera1400 desolate14.. disconsolatea1425 meschant?1473 miserousc1475 miser1542 unvisited1548 tribulate1575 happiless1582 uncomforted1583 blisslessa1586 uncomfortless1598 miserablea1616 thrallfula1618 calamitous1668 tribulated1682 donsie?1719 unsolaced1796 mis1939 the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective] armlyeOE unseelyOE rulyOE ruefulc1225 ruthfulc1225 sorryc1225 piteousc1300 poorc1300 ruthlyc1300 pietousa1393 pitifulc1450 lamentablec1460 miserable?a1475 pitiablec1475 execrable1490 plainful1555 tristsum1567 passionatea1586 touchinga1586 pathetic1591 melting1593 remorseful?1615 compassionate1630 compassionable1635 ruesome1833 po'1866 little-boy-lost1957 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > suffering misfortune feyOE unseelyOE wanspeedyc1000 unselea1200 unblessed1340 unhappena1400 unhappyc1440 misfortuneda1500 unfortunate1530 unlucky1542 misdight1607 unblestful1608 inominal1656 unprovidenceda1661 unfortunable1729 OE Cynewulf Juliana 450 Ic þec halsige..þæt þu miltsige me þearfendum, þæt unsælig eall ne forweorþe, þeah ic þec gedyrstig ond þus dolwillen si þe gesohte, þær ic swiþe me þyslicre ær þrage ne wende. a1023 Wulfstan Homilies 52 Deofol..gedeð swa þurh þæt, þæt unsælig man wisdomes ne gymeð. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 4812 Unnseliȝ mann. Amm icc onn eorþe wurrþenn. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 55 Sum vnseli [a1250 Nero uniseli] haueð..ischriuen hire alto wunder. c1275 xi Pains Hell 7 in Old Eng. Misc. 147 Vnsely gost hwat dostu here? c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. pr. iv. 124 Ȝit mot it nedes be þat shrewes ben more wrecches and vnsely. 14.. Seven Points Wisd. iii. (Douce 114) f. 108 Loo I vnselye..sowht abowte to gete me a wyfe. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Rom. vii. 24 Y am an vnceli man; who schal delyuer me fro the bodi of this synne? 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. xi. 36 The fey wnsely Dido, For the mischeif to cum predestinate, Mycht not refrene. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. viii. 86 Vnsilly wycht! quhow did thi mynd invaid Sic gret wodnes? a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 418 Barbarous words by the which unto unsely [L. incautis] and foolish folk they avaunt themselves to be marvelled at. b. Bringing misfortune on oneself or others; unlucky; evil-doing, wicked. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil person > [adjective] unseelyOE illa1200 unwrast?c1225 wrackc1375 wronga1382 viciousc1386 naughtyc1460 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] litherc893 unledeeOE evil971 missOE murkOE unrighteousOE unseelyOE un-i-seliOE unselec1050 wickc1175 foul-itowenc1225 unwrast?c1225 un-i-felec1275 wickedc1275 wrakefula1350 felonousc1374 unquertc1390 unperfect1395 felona1400 wanc1440 meschant?c1450 sinnyc1475 unselc1480 poison?1527 pernicious?1533 scelerous1534 viperous?1548 improbate1596 scelestious1609 scelestic1628 spider-like1655 dark-hearted1656 demonic1796 nineteda1798 sinful1863 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > causing or bringing misfortune > specifically of persons unseelyOE OE Andreas (1932) 561 Hæleð unsælige no ðær gelyfdon in hira liffruman, grome gealgmode, þæt he god wære. a1200 St. Marher. 16 Sathanas the unseli, the..of parais lihte so lahe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1266 Bi hire he hæfde twein sunen ah beine heo weoren unseli [c1300 Otho onseli]. a1300 Cursor Mundi 1223 Vnseli caym..Wit god and man þan was..hated. 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 987 We ben of-set wiþ no sinne for vnsely godus. c1400 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (1908) 225 How paciently..he resceyuede that false feyned clippynge and traitoures cusse of that vnsely disciple. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 4233 Vnhappy woman, causere of oure peyne, Hard & vnsely. c. Of animals: Mischievous, harmful. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > mischievous unseelyc1400 scaddle1589 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1562 Þe lorde..Sweȝ his vncely swyn, þat swyngeȝ bi þe bonkkeȝ & bote þe best of his bracheȝ þe bakkeȝ in sunder. 1804 R. Couper Poetry II. 84 My bacon ham..Th' unseely tyke has ta'en. 2. Of things, conditions, etc.: Causing or involving, accompanied by, misfortune or unhappiness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] unseelyOE ungraciousa1387 infortunatec1390 unhappy1390 haplessa1400 mischancefula1400 unfortunedc1403 infortuneda1413 maleurousa1460 infortunable?a1475 mal-infortunedc1475 unselc1480 mischanced1488 misadventurousa1500 unhap1509 misfortunate1510 mischancya1522 unuredc1525 maleureda1529 unlucky1530 unfortunate1548 luckless1563 unluckly1564 unfortunable1567 untoward1570 unable?1572 sinister1576 unsonsy1578 disaster1584 disastereda1586 disastrous1586 unweirdedc1590 wanhappy?1590 misbefallen1591 fortuneless1596 infelicious1598 misadventured1599 improsperous1602 untoward1632 unhandsome1640 ill-fated1715 donsie?1719 swarthy1756 infelicitous1835 bad luck1872 stiff1919 spooked1937 jinxed1972 OE Genesis 637 Sum hire æt heortan læg, æppel unsælga, þone hire ær forbead drihtna drihten, deaðbeames ofet. c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) ii. pr. iv. 39 Þe most vnsely kynde of contrariouse fortune. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 15842 ‘Ha men,’ he said, ‘quat ȝe er of ane vnseli toght’. a1400 Metr. Hom. (Ashm. 42) f. 148 b To þat ilk vnceli lande Þare he bees bonden fote and hand Full hard wiþ þe deuils band. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 3249 A! Priam kyng! vncely is þi chance! a1450 Northern Passion 2024 We han pleyd vnseli plawis. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid iv. Prol. 230 Lo! with quhat thocht, quhat bitternes and pane Luif vnseilly breidis in euery wycht! 1828 P. Buchan Anc. Ballads & Songs N. Scotl. II. 11 There fell a-rousing them amang, On an unseally time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.OE
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