"unshut" meaning in English

See unshut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈʃʌt/ [UK] Forms: unshuts [present, singular, third-person], unshutting [participle, present], unshut [participle, past], unshut [past]
Etymology: From un- + shut. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|shut}} un- + shut Head templates: {{en-verb|unshuts|unshutting|unshut}} unshut (third-person singular simple present unshuts, present participle unshutting, simple past and past participle unshut)
  1. (now rare) To open (a door, window etc.). Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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              20,
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          "text": "ANd anone as he had vnshet the wyndowe the enchaūtement was gone / thēne he knewe hym self that he had done amys / Allas he sayd that I haue lyued so long now I am shamed / Soo thenne he gat his swerd in his hand and said thow traitresse what arte thow that I haue layn by alle this nyghte / thow shalt dye ryghte here of my handes",
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        "(now rare) To open (a door, window etc.)."
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        "(now rare) To open (a door, window etc.)."
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