- unwindan
- sv/t3 3rd pres unwindeð past unwand/unwundon ptp unwunden to unwind, uncover
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
unwindan
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Unwind — Un*wind , v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st {Un }, and {Wind} to coil.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn. [1913 Webster] 2. To disentangle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unwunden — 1. adj not wound; 2. past participle of unwindan … Old to modern English dictionary
unwind — early 14c., to undo (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + WIND (Cf. wind) (v.). Cf. O.E. unwindan, Du. ontwinden, O.H.G. intwindan. Refl. sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of to release oneself from tensions, to relax… … Etymology dictionary
unwind — [unwīnd′] vt. unwound, unwinding [ME unwinden < OE unwindan] 1. to wind off or undo (something wound) 2. UNCOIL 3. to straighten out or untangle (something confused or involved) 4. to make relaxed, less tense, etc. vi … English World dictionary
un|wind — «uhn WYND», verb, wound, wind|ing. –v.t. 1. to wind off or uncoil; take from a spool, ball, or the like. 2. Figurative. to disentangle. –v.i. 1. to become unwound. 2. Figurative. to relax: » … Useful english dictionary
