ubeset

Danish

Etymology

u- (“un-”) +‎ beset (“reviewed”)

Adverb

ubeset

1. (especially of a bought ware) that has not been examined
   • 1969, Per Lange, Dyrenes Maskerade og andre Essays:

     Havde vi ikke overtaget det ubeset fra vores Forældre, uden at undersøge om det blot var et værdiløst Arvestykke, eller om det virkelig var det sidste Ord om Tilværelsens Mening?

     Had we not taken it over from our parents unreviewed, without investigating if it was just a worthless heirloom, or if it was indeed the last word on the meaning of existence?

   • 1937, Det Danske bogmarked:

     Naar Bogpakkerne kom hjem fra Leipzig med Bøger, var det oftest med Bøger, som Bibliotekerne maatte købe ubeset.

     When the book packages returned from Leipzig with books, they most often did so with books that the libraries had to buy without looking at them.

   • 1962, Gunnar Sandfeld, Thalia i provinsen: Dansk provinsteater 1870-1920, med saerligt henblik pa Jylland:

     Her i byen censureres billederne som oftest ubeset eller af en menig politibetjent, uden spor af forståelse, og kommer man med en fornuftig og begrundet indvendelse, får man til svar som f. eks.: »Mukker De, tager vi bevillingen fra Dem«.

     In this town, the pictures are often censored unreviewed or by a low-ranking police officer, without trace of comprehension, and if one offers a reasonable and argument-backed objection, one is answered as e.g.: »If you complain, we shall withdraw your permit«.

   • 1910, Frantz Kahl, Ugeskrift for retsvaesen:

     Klageren mener at have bevist ved Vidner, at Indklagede har købt Føllet ubeset,...

     The complainer feels that he or she has proven by witnesses that the one complained against has bought the foal unreviewed,...