ungegessen

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German

Etymology

un- +‎ gegessen

Adjective

ungegessen (strong nominative masculine singular ungegessener, not comparable)

  1. uneaten
    • 1812, Brothers Grimm, “Von dem Tischgen deck dich, dem Goldesel und dem Knüppel in dem Sack”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1, Realschulbuchhandlung, page 165:
      Aber das Tischgen blieb leer nach wie vor, da sah der Sohn, daß es ihm vertauscht war, schämte sich; die Verwandten gingen ungetrunken und ungegessen fort und Vater und Sohn mußten wieder zum Handwerk greifen.
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