"unkent" meaning in English

See unkent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unkent [comparative], most unkent [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + kent, from ken (“to know”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|kent}} un- + kent, {{m|en|ken|t=to know}} ken (“to know”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} unkent (comparative more unkent, superlative most unkent)
  1. (obsolete or Scotland) unknown; strange Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-unkent-en-adj-wysjZk85 Categories (other): Scottish English

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