unkiss en · VERB
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- Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss English unkiss From un- + kiss.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To cancel or annul something that was done or sealed with a kiss.
Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me.
1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unkisses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unkissing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unkissed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unkissed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |