Middle English Dictionary Entry
unbēten ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | unbēten ppl. Also (early) unibeten, onbete. |
| Etymology | From i)bēten , bēte, p.ppl of bēten v.(1); cp. OE ungebēaten unhewn. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Not beaten.
Associated quotations
- a1250(?c1150) Prov.Alf.(Mdst A.13)98/244 : Betere þe were bern þat tu nahtest, for betere is bern unborn þanne unibeten [Trin-C: vnbeten].
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)170/34 : Tyl rybbys be to-rent with a reed ray, lete no barne beleve on bete baftys tyl a beggere blede be bestys baye.