unkenned

[ uhn-kend; Scots uhn-kent ]

adjectiveChiefly Scot.

unknown.

Origin of unkenned

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at un-¹, ken, -ed²

Words Nearby unkenned

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How to use unkenned in a sentence

"Deliverer and spoiler are alike unkenned, then," said Bertha.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland | Various
They knew scarcely anything of the district, which lay to them, as was said, "like some unkenned-of isle ayont New Holland."
In the Border Country | W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
What call had ye to put your neck in danger for an unkenned man's sake?
The Firebrand | S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for unkenned

unkenned

unkent (ʌnˈkɛnt)

/ (ʌnˈkɛnd) /

adjective

Scot and Northern English dialect unknown

Origin of unkenned

C14: from un- 1 + ken

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