unsely
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English unsǣliġ, equivalent to un- + sely.
Adjective
editunsely
- Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate.
- Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde; Book I, lines 34-35:
- Swich peyne and wo as loues folk endure/In Troilus vnsely auenture
- Switch pain and woe as love's folk endure/ In Troilus' unsely adventure
- Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde; Book I, lines 34-35:
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editDescendants
edit- English: unsilly