An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Belg. onbekend, Germ. unbekaunt, id.

UNBODIN, adj. Unprovided.
V. [Bodin].
Acts Ja. II.

UNCAIRDLY, adv. Carelessly, without care.
Burel.

UNCANNAND, adj. Possessing preternatural power.
Sir Egeir.

UNCANNY, adj.
1. Not safe, dangerous, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. Not tender, harsh, S.
Ferguson.
3. Incautious, imprudent, S.
Baillie.
4. Mischievous, not safe to meddle with, S.
Baillie.
5. Applied to one supposed to possess preternatural powers, S.
V. [Canny].
Mannering.
6. Severe; applied to a fall or blow, S.
Waverley.

UNCASSABLE, adj. What cannot be annulled.
Reg. Maj.

In negat. and L. B. cass-are, irritum reddere.

UNCHANCY, adj. Not lucky, not fortunate, S.
Bellenden.

UNCO, adj.
1. Unknown.
Ramsay.

A. S. uncuth, id.