- ungecnáwen
- adj unknown
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
unknown — (adj.) c.1300, strange, unfamiliar (of persons, places), from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of KNOW (Cf. know). Cf. O.E. ungecnawen. In ref. to facts, attested from early 14c. The noun meaning unknown person is recorded from 1590s … Etymology dictionary