unwish 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- English wish English unwish From un- + wish.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
Now thou hast unwished five thousand men.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- (transitive) To undo a wish
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unwished | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unwished | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unwishes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unwishing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |