- unto
- untois generally archaic as an alternative for to, and in current use it is normally restricted to fixed expressions such as do unto others and faithful unto death.
Modern English usage. 2014.
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Unto — Un to, prep. [OE. unto; un (only in unto, until) unto, as far as + to to; this un is akin to AS. ?? until, OFries. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt? unto, OHG. unzi), Goth. und unto, until. See {To}, and cf. {Until}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unto (1) — {{hw}}{{unto (1)}{{/hw}}A part. pass. di ungere ; anche agg. Spalmato, sporco, di sostanza grassa. B s. m. (relig.) L unto del Signore, nella tradizione biblica, chi è stato eletto a speciale missione da Dio; (est.) il Messia | Nel cristianesimo … Enciclopedia di italiano
unto — (Del lat. unctum, de ungĕre, untar). 1. m. Materia pingüe a propósito para untar. 2. Crasitud o gordura interior del cuerpo del animal. 3. Aquello que sirve para untar. U. m. en sent. fig.) 4. Chile. Betún para el calzado. 5. Hond. soborno (ǁ… … Diccionario de la lengua española
Unto — Un to, conj. Until; till. [Obs.] Unto this year be gone. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unto — s. m. 1. Banha de porco que envolve os intestinos. 2. [Por extensão] Gordura ou banha; óleo. 3. caldo de unto: caldo temperado com banha de porco. 4. ir aos untos a alguém: dar lhe pancada, bater lhe … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
unto — mid 13c., perhaps a modification of UNTIL (Cf. until), with southern to in place of northern equivalent till. Or perhaps a native formation on the model of until from O.E. *und up to, cognate of the first element in UNTIL (Cf. until). Since 18c … Etymology dictionary
unto — [un′to͞o, un′too] prep. [ME < un , until, akin to ON unz (< und es), Goth und < IE * ṇti < base * ant , front, fore (> Gr anti, L ante, before) + ME to,TO1] old poet. var. of:Old Poet. 1. TO1 2. UNTIL … English World dictionary
unto — ùn·to p.pass., agg., s.m. 1. p.pass. → ungere, ungersi 2. agg. CO cosparso di grasso, insudiciato con sostanze grasse: mani unte, pentole unte | unto e bisunto, molto sporco: una camicia unta e bisunta Sinonimi: bisunto, grasso, oleoso, untuoso.… … Dizionario italiano
unto — (Del lat. unctum.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Sustancia grasa alimenticia o medicamentosa, usada para untar. 2 Grasa o gordura del cuerpo animal. SINÓNIMO [untaza] 3 Todo lo que es usado para untar. SINÓNIMO untura FRASEOLOGÍA unto de México o de… … Enciclopedia Universal
unto — [[t]ʌ̱ntu[/t]] 1) PREP Unto was used to indicate that something was done or given to someone. [LITERARY or OLD FASHIONED] And he said unto him, Who is my neighbor? ... I will do unto others what they did to me. Syn: to 2) PREP Unto was used to… … English dictionary
