unsely
Middle English
Alternative forms
- unsæliȝ, unsali, unnseliȝ, unzeely, onsely, hounseli, unselih
Etymology
From Old English unsǣliġ, equivalent to un- + sely.
Adjective
unsely
- 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:
Related terms
- unseliness
Descendants
- English: unsilly
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