unbegotten

English

Alternative forms

• unbegot

Etymology

un- +‎ begotten

Adjective

unbegotten (not comparable)

1. Not begotten.
   • (Can we date this quote by Herman Melville and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Thou knowest not how came ye, hence callest thyself unbegotten; certainly knowest not thy beginning, hence callest thyself unbegun.