unbegunnen

Old English

Etymology

un- (“un-”) +‎ begunnen (“begun”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.beˌɡun.nen/

Adjective

unbegunnen

  1. without a beginning
    • c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
      ...ac hī ealle þrȳ synden ān anġin and ān ælmihtiġ god æfre unbegunnen and ungeendod.
      ...but all three of them [i.e. the Trinity] are one beginning and one almighty God, ever without beginning and without ending.

Descendants

  • Middle English: unbegunne
    • English: unbegun
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