unsely

Middle English

Alternative forms

• unsæliȝ, unsali, unnseliȝ, unzeely, onsely, hounseli, unselih

Etymology

From Old English unsǣliġ, equivalent to un- +‎ sely.

Adjective

unsely

1. Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate.
   • Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde; Book I, lines 34-35:

     Swich peyne and wo as loues folk endure/In Troilus vnsely auenture

     Switch pain and woe as love's folk endure/ In Troilus' unsely adventure

Related terms

• unseliness

Descendants

• English: unsilly