† unseladj.n.

Forms: Also 1500s vnsall, vnsale, vnsell, 1600s ouncel.

Etymology: variant of unsele adj.

Scottish and northern. Obsolete.

A. adj.

a. Unlucky, wretched; wicked.

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 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

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adjective]

unledeeOE

sorryOE

evila1131

usellc1175

wanlichec1275

bad1276

sorry1372

meana1375

caitiff1393

loddera1400

woefula1400

foulc1400

wretched1450

meschant?1473

unselc1480

peevisha1522

miser1542

scurvy?1577

forlorn1582

villainous1582

measled1596

lamented1611

thrallfula1618

despicable1635

deplorable1642

so-and-so1656

poorish1657

squalida1660

lamentable1676

mesquina1706

shan1714

execrable1738

quisby1807

hole in the wall1822

measly1847

bum1878

shag-bag1888

snidey1890

pathetic1900

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

c1480 (a1400) St. Barnabas 40 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 250 Gais furth, I send ȝou, I ȝou tel, as wolfis amaung lammys vnsel.

1568 (?a1513) W. Dunbar in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 150 Off sathanis senȝie Syne sic ane vnsall menȝie Within this land was nevir harde nor sene.

a1583 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine MS.) 87 Arpit angrie Ettercoip, and auld vnsell aip.

a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 49 I haiff dreamed an unsell dream.

b. As adv. Wickedly, vilely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > [adverb]

arghlyc1000

vilelyc1290

vilea1400

brothelyc1400

caitiflyc1425

scabbedly1548

vildly1575

unsela1583

basely1593

unnobly1595

dirtilya1631

shabbily1755

base-mindedly1851

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

wrothec888

litherlyc1050

foulOE

sinfullyc1175

quedelya1250

amissc1275

shrewdly13..

felonly1303

wickedly1303

wickc1330

wickly1338

lewdlyc1384

wickeda1400

mischievouslyc1426

felonously1436

felonmentc1470

wickedfullyc1480

villainously1484

meschantlya1492

sinisterly1491

naughtily?1529

perniciously1533

naughtly1575

unsela1583

nefariously1599

scelerately1632

improbously1657

queerly1699

a1583 Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie (Tullibardine MS.) 622 He was ane fals schismatik, notorlie namit; Baith hurdome, & homeceid, vnsell he vsit.

B. n.

a. A vile or worthless person; a wretch. kittie unsel (Scottish): see kitty n.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun]

ribalda1250

brethelingc1275

filec1300

waynouna1350

waster1352

lorel1362

losel1362

land-leaper1377

javelc1400

leftc1400

lorerc1400

shackerellc1420

brethel1440

never-thrift1440

ne'er-thrifta1450

never-thrivinga1450

nebulona1475

breelc1485

naughty pack?1534

brathel1542

unsel155.

pelf1551

wandrel?1567

land-loper1570

scald1575

baggage1594

arrant1605

good-for-nothing1611

hilding1611

vauneant1621

idle-pack1624

thimble-maker1654

never-do-well1664

ne'er-be-good1675

shack1682

vagabond1686

shag-bag1699

houndsfoot1710

blackguard1732

ne'er-do-well1737

trumpery1738

rap1742

good-for-naught1773

rip1781

mauvais sujet1793

scamp1808

waffie1808

loose fish1809

ne'er-do-good1814

hard bargain1818

vaurien1829

sculpin1834

shicer1846

wastrel1847

scallywag1848

shack-bag1855

beat1865

rodney1877

git1939

no-hoper1944

piss artist1962

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person

brethelingc1275

filec1300

dogc1330

ribald1340

waynouna1350

waster1352

lorel1362

losel1362

land-leaper1377

triflera1382

brothelc1390

javelc1400

leftc1400

lorerc1400

shackerellc1420

brethel1440

never-thrift1440

vagrant1444

ne'er-thrifta1450

never-thrivinga1450

nebulona1475

breelc1485

naughty pack?1534

brathel1542

carrion1547

slim1548

unsel155.

pelf1551

shifterc1562

rag1566

wandrel?1567

land-loper1570

nothing-worth1580

baggage1594

roly-poly1602

bash-rag1603

arrant1605

ragabash?1609

flabergullion1611

hilding1611

hard bargain1612

slubberdegullion1612

vauneant1621

knick-knacker1622

idle-pack1624

slabberdegullion1653

thimble-maker1654

whiffler1659

never-do-well1664

good-for-nought1671

ne'er-be-good1675

shack1682

vagabond1686

shabaroon1699

shag-bag1699

houndsfoot1710

ne'er-do-well1737

trumpery1738

rap1742

hallion1789

scamp1808

waffie1808

ne'er-do-good1814

vaurien1829

sculpin1834

shicer1846

good-for-nothing1847

wastrel1847

scallywag1848

shack-bag1855

beat1865

toe-rag1875

rodney1877

toe-ragger1896

low-lifer1902

punk1904

lowlife1909

ringtail1916

git1939

no-hoper1944

schlub1950

piss artist1962

dead leg1964

155. D. Lindsay Play (Bannatyne MS.) 2038 Quhat sayis thow, cairle, art thow Gud Counsale? Swyth, pass the hence, vnhappy vnsale.

a1585 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine) in Poems (2000) I. 144 Thair ane elph on ane aip ane vnsell begate.

1677 W. Nicolson Gloss. Cumbrian Dial. in Trans. Royal Soc. Lit. (1870) 9 321 Unsell, wretched fellow.

1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 150 Unsel, Nomen..opprobriosum.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Still used in Dumfries-shire. Scoury unsell is a contemptuous designation applied to a child, by one who is in bad humour.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) A self-willed, naughty, worthless person; generally applied to a child.

b. The Evil One. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun]

devileOE

Beelzebubc950

the foul ghosteOE

SatanOE

warlockOE

SatanasOE

worsea1200

unwinea1225

wondc1250

quedea1275

pucka1300

serpenta1300

dragon1340

shrew1362

Apollyon1382

the god of this worldc1384

Mahoundc1400

leviathan1412

worsta1425

old enemyc1449

Ruffin1567

dismal1570

Plotcocka1578

the Wicked One1582

goodman1603

Mahu1603

foul thief1609

somebody1609

legiona1616

Lord of Flies1622

walliman1629

shaitan1638

Old Nicka1643

Nick1647

unsel?1675

old gentleman1681

old boy1692

the gentleman in black1693

deuce1694

Black Spy1699

the vicious one1713

worricow1719

Old Roger1725

Lord of the Flies1727

Simmie1728

Old Scratch1734

Old Harry1777

Old Poker1784

Auld Hornie1786

old (auld), ill thief1789

old one1790

little-good1821

Tom Walker1833

bogy1840

diabolarch1845

Old Ned1859

iniquity1899

?1675 R. Garbutt One Come from Dead 27 He is right the Devils Child, the Ouncels Elfe.

?1675 R. Garbutt One Come from Dead 26.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unsel
释义	† unseladj.n. Forms: Also 1500s vnsall, vnsale, vnsell, 1600s ouncel. Etymology: variant of unsele adj. Scottish and northern. Obsolete. A. adj. a. Unlucky, wretched; wicked. 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 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 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adjective] unledeeOE sorryOE evila1131 usellc1175 wanlichec1275 bad1276 sorry1372 meana1375 caitiff1393 loddera1400 woefula1400 foulc1400 wretched1450 meschant?1473 unselc1480 peevisha1522 miser1542 scurvy?1577 forlorn1582 villainous1582 measled1596 lamented1611 thrallfula1618 despicable1635 deplorable1642 so-and-so1656 poorish1657 squalida1660 lamentable1676 mesquina1706 shan1714 execrable1738 quisby1807 hole in the wall1822 measly1847 bum1878 shag-bag1888 snidey1890 pathetic1900 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 c1480 (a1400) St. Barnabas 40 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 250 Gais furth, I send ȝou, I ȝou tel, as wolfis amaung lammys vnsel. 1568 (?a1513) W. Dunbar in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 150 Off sathanis senȝie Syne sic ane vnsall menȝie Within this land was nevir harde nor sene. a1583 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine MS.) 87 Arpit angrie Ettercoip, and auld vnsell aip. a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 49 I haiff dreamed an unsell dream. b. As adv. Wickedly, vilely. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > [adverb] arghlyc1000 vilelyc1290 vilea1400 brothelyc1400 caitiflyc1425 scabbedly1548 vildly1575 unsela1583 basely1593 unnobly1595 dirtilya1631 shabbily1755 base-mindedly1851 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adverb] wrothec888 litherlyc1050 foulOE sinfullyc1175 quedelya1250 amissc1275 shrewdly13.. felonly1303 wickedly1303 wickc1330 wickly1338 lewdlyc1384 wickeda1400 mischievouslyc1426 felonously1436 felonmentc1470 wickedfullyc1480 villainously1484 meschantlya1492 sinisterly1491 naughtily?1529 perniciously1533 naughtly1575 unsela1583 nefariously1599 scelerately1632 improbously1657 queerly1699 a1583 Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie (Tullibardine MS.) 622 He was ane fals schismatik, notorlie namit; Baith hurdome, & homeceid, vnsell he vsit. B. n. a. A vile or worthless person; a wretch. kittie unsel (Scottish): see kitty n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] ribalda1250 brethelingc1275 filec1300 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 unsel155. pelf1551 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 scald1575 baggage1594 arrant1605 good-for-nothing1611 hilding1611 vauneant1621 idle-pack1624 thimble-maker1654 never-do-well1664 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 blackguard1732 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 good-for-naught1773 rip1781 mauvais sujet1793 scamp1808 waffie1808 loose fish1809 ne'er-do-good1814 hard bargain1818 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 rodney1877 git1939 no-hoper1944 piss artist1962 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person brethelingc1275 filec1300 dogc1330 ribald1340 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 triflera1382 brothelc1390 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 vagrant1444 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 carrion1547 slim1548 unsel155. pelf1551 shifterc1562 rag1566 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 nothing-worth1580 baggage1594 roly-poly1602 bash-rag1603 arrant1605 ragabash?1609 flabergullion1611 hilding1611 hard bargain1612 slubberdegullion1612 vauneant1621 knick-knacker1622 idle-pack1624 slabberdegullion1653 thimble-maker1654 whiffler1659 never-do-well1664 good-for-nought1671 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shabaroon1699 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 hallion1789 scamp1808 waffie1808 ne'er-do-good1814 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 good-for-nothing1847 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 toe-rag1875 rodney1877 toe-ragger1896 low-lifer1902 punk1904 lowlife1909 ringtail1916 git1939 no-hoper1944 schlub1950 piss artist1962 dead leg1964 155. D. Lindsay Play (Bannatyne MS.) 2038 Quhat sayis thow, cairle, art thow Gud Counsale? Swyth, pass the hence, vnhappy vnsale. a1585 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine) in Poems (2000) I. 144 Thair ane elph on ane aip ane vnsell begate. 1677 W. Nicolson Gloss. Cumbrian Dial. in Trans. Royal Soc. Lit. (1870) 9 321 Unsell, wretched fellow. 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 150 Unsel, Nomen..opprobriosum. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Still used in Dumfries-shire. Scoury unsell is a contemptuous designation applied to a child, by one who is in bad humour. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) A self-willed, naughty, worthless person; generally applied to a child. b. The Evil One. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] devileOE Beelzebubc950 the foul ghosteOE SatanOE warlockOE SatanasOE worsea1200 unwinea1225 wondc1250 quedea1275 pucka1300 serpenta1300 dragon1340 shrew1362 Apollyon1382 the god of this worldc1384 Mahoundc1400 leviathan1412 worsta1425 old enemyc1449 Ruffin1567 dismal1570 Plotcocka1578 the Wicked One1582 goodman1603 Mahu1603 foul thief1609 somebody1609 legiona1616 Lord of Flies1622 walliman1629 shaitan1638 Old Nicka1643 Nick1647 unsel?1675 old gentleman1681 old boy1692 the gentleman in black1693 deuce1694 Black Spy1699 the vicious one1713 worricow1719 Old Roger1725 Lord of the Flies1727 Simmie1728 Old Scratch1734 Old Harry1777 Old Poker1784 Auld Hornie1786 old (auld), ill thief1789 old one1790 little-good1821 Tom Walker1833 bogy1840 diabolarch1845 Old Ned1859 iniquity1899 ?1675 R. Garbutt One Come from Dead 27 He is right the Devils Child, the Ouncels Elfe. ?1675 R. Garbutt One Come from Dead 26. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.c1480
随便看	to make both ends meet to make break a vow to make bricks without straw to make buckle and tongue meet to make busy, good, hard shift to make but one word to make butter and cheese of to make butter with one's tail to make buttons to make camp to make capital out of to make care to make champerty to make change to make cheer to make cheers to make chevance to make chevisance of to make child to make choice of to make clean riddance to make coarse account of to make common to make common cause to make common cause with