uneared en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English eared English uneared From un- + eared.
Meanings
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(obsolete) unploughed
For where is she so fair whose uneared womb Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry?
1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 3”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
- earless; without ears
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most uneared | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more uneared | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |