- unteald
- adj uncounted
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
unteald
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untold — /un tohld /, adj. 1. not told; not related; not revealed: untold thoughts. 2. not numbered or enumerated; uncounted: She used untold sheets of paper in writing the book. 3. inexpressible; incalculable: untold suffering. [bef. 1000; ME; OE unteald … Universalium
unáteald — see unteald … Old to modern English dictionary
untold — (adj.) O.E. unteald, not counted or reckoned, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of TELL (Cf. tell) in its original numerical sense. Cf. M.Du. ongetellet, Ger. ungezahlt, O.N. utaliðr. Meaning not related or recounted is recorded from late 14c … Etymology dictionary
untold — adjective 1》 too much or too many to be counted; indescribable: thieves caused untold damage. 2》 not narrated or told. Origin OE unteald not counted (see un 1, told) … English new terms dictionary
untold — [un tōld′, un′tōld΄] adj. [ME untald < OE unteald] 1. not told, related, or revealed 2. too great or too numerous to be counted or measured; incalculable [untold wealth] 3. indescribably great or intense [untold misery] … English World dictionary
untold — adj. 1 not told. 2 not (able to be) counted or measured (untold misery). Etymology: OE unteald (as UN (1), TOLD) … Useful english dictionary
