Etymology

unheard

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Middle English unherd ← Old English unġehīered
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unheard · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromunġehīered“unheard”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunherd
  3. English todayunheard

From Middle English unherd, unherde, from Old English unġehīered (“unheard”), equivalent to un- + heard. Cognate with West Frisian ûnheard (“unheard”), Dutch ongehoord (“unheard”), German ungehört (“unheard”).

unheard · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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