Etymology

unyoke

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Today it means: To release something from a yoke or harness. Full definition →

Middle English unyoken ← Old English unġeocian
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  1. Old English · inherited fromunġeocian“to unyoke”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunyoken
  3. English todayunyoke

From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- + yoke.

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