Middle English Dictionary Entry
ungōn v.
Entry Info
| Forms | ungōn v. Also ungo. |
| Etymology | From gōn v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Of heaven and earth: to perish; (b) of air: to part, open.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Kynge of grace (Trin-C B.11.24)118 : They schalle se heuyn vngo And þe erthe schall Also.
b
- a1475 Sidrak & B.(LdMisc 559)314/4328 : [When a bird flaps its wings] the ayre is thyk and moyste also and woll vngo [Trin-C: ongoo; Lnsd: vndo] and crepe [Lnsd 793: close] þerto.