Etymology

untame

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Today it means: not tame; wild Full definition →

Middle English untame
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untame · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromuntame
  2. English todayuntame

From Middle English untame, ontame, equivalent to un- (“not”) + tame.

untame · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromuntamen
  2. English todayuntame

From Middle English untamen, *untemien (attested as untemed), equivalent to un- (“back; reverse”) + tame.

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