Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
unseel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
unseel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
unseel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
unseel you have here. The definition of the word
unseel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
unseel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Middle English unsele, from Old English unsǣle, from Proto-Germanic *unsēliz, from *un- + *sēliz, equivalent to un- + seel.
Pronunciation
Verb
unseel (third-person singular simple present unseels, present participle unseeling, simple past and past participle unseeled)
- (obsolete) To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled.
- (obsolete, by extension) To give light to; to enlighten.
1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, , published 1612, →OCLC; reprinted Menston, Yorkshire: The Scolar Press, 1970, →OCLC, (please specify the GB page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Are your eyes yet unseel'd