unbegunnen

Old English

Etymology

un- (“un-”) +‎ begunnen (“begun”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.beˌɡun.nen/

Adjective

unbegunnen

1. without a beginning
   • c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

     ...ac hī ealle þrȳ synden ān anġin and ān ælmihtiġ god æfre unbegunnen and ungeendod.

     ...but all three of them [i.e. the Trinity] are one beginning and one almighty God, ever without beginning and without ending.

Descendants

• Middle English: unbegunne
  • English: unbegun