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Unbrokin, ppl. adj. Also: unbrokine, -ing, -broke, wnbrocken, onbrokin, -yn. [ME and e.m.E. vnbroken (Cursor M.), vnbroke (a1325); Brokin ppl. adj.]

1. Not broken, damaged or disturbed; intact, whole. Chiefly predic. a. Of material things. Also const. doun, not demolished. b. Of non-material things.a. (1) c1515 Asl. MS I 321/28.
Abacuke the prophet … liftit be Godis angell be a hair of his hed oure kingdomes and it vnbrokin 1501 Acta Conc. III 110.
Certane charteris … [so old] that tharthrow thai micht nocht be surely kepit unvyciat and brokin … til be transsumpit 1576 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 19b.
The aill the broustaris brewis aganis Sounday that thai keip the same vnbrokin quhill aucht houris 1587 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 283.
Ane shutill bust to put the kirk candill in to keip thame vnbrokin 1593 Mill Mediæv. Plays 350.
The haill commoun boundis about the playfeild … sal be keipit in all tyme cumming haill vnbrokine or cassine in ony sort 1643 Dundee Chart. 89.
That the hyway and lonne in the hill sall remain unbrokin(b) 1632 Lithgow Trav. v 182.
These iarres are all … interlarded with pitch to preserue the earthen vessells vnbroke a sunder(c) 1609 Conv. Burghs II 284.
Sufficient hering … onbrokin in ony pairt and without all blameis(2) 1650 Sc. N. & Q. 2 Ser. I 130.
Thay … left nather yett, dur, nor wyndo onbrokin dounb. c1515 Asl. MS I 321/30.
Our lady … consauit with clene virginite and vnbrokin as the hair [sc. of Habakkuk (cf. Asl. MS I 321/28 in 1 a (1) above).]attrib. a1658 Durham Comm. Rev. 221.
Such a people haue ordinarily a heal and unbrokin condition; without fears, exercises, or doubts

2. Not interrupted or interfered with. 1493 Douglas Chart. 142.
Al the saidis Robert lord Liles landis to remayne vnbroking til Robert his sone and the aieris mayle a1578 Pitsc. I 23/21.
All men supponit the samyn [sc. amity] for to indure for ever and euer onbrokin

3. Const. up: Unloaded, unpacked; unopened.(a) 1578 Edinb. Test. VI 84.
The geir eftir following new cummit hame fra the saill & vnbrokin vp 1592 Acts III 561/1.
The act … anent the bringing of pakkis of Inglis claith haill vnbrokin vp to the custume hous(b) 1702 Banff Ann. I 173.
Deliver … the newes letters preceislie wnbrocken wp or wnselled(c) 1664 Carstairs Lett. 125.
If that barrell of ginger be yet unbroke up(d) c1650 Spalding I 82.
The lordis hes ane counsall day … for braking wp ane packet send to thame be the King … the counsall left the packet onbrokin wp

4. Of persons: Not daunted nor subdued. 1513 Doug. xii i 4.
Turnus … saw thar curage faill … Quhilk war tofor onbrokyn [Sm. onbrokin, Ruddim. vnwrokin] and stowt of hart