Middle English Dictionary Entry
unwā̆rī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | unwā̆rī adj. Also onwar(r)i. |
| Etymology | ?From wā̆r(e adj.; cp. EMnE wary. Prob. ult. from misunderstanding of phrase ō̆n Waryn a certain Guarin. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Incautious, heedless.
Associated quotations
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)4.24 : Þanne consience on his capil cairiþ forþ faste, And resoun wiþ hym rit & rapiþ hym ȝerne…Ac vnwary [vrr. on warry, on wary; one waryn, on warynd] wisdom, and witty his fere folewide hem faste.