A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Unaffectionat, -effectionat, adj. [17th c. Eng. unaffectionate (Milton) not endowed with feeling; Affectionat adj. 3.] Impartial, unbiased. — 1549 Lamb Resonyng 5/9.
Inglis. Ȝow do appeir juge oure weir iniust. Scott. Ȝe, forsuyth, and nocht the Scottis alane, bot also all vnaffectionat men, be thai Inglis … Frenche [etc.] 1563 Ferg. Tracts 23.
Nether doeth our doctrine repugne … as I trust the vnaffectionat reader shal perceaue 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 36b.
All men of syncere and vnaffectionat iugement 1573-1600 King Cat. in Cath. Tr. 202/15.
I think it [sc. the reformed calendar] sall be acceptable to the vnaffectionat ridar c1590 Fowler II 39/20.
It is notoriously knawin to al vneffectionat men, that [etc.]
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Unaffectionat adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unaffectionat>
