unbegun

English

Etymology

From Middle English unbegunne, unbegunnon, unbigonne, unbigunnen, unbigunnon, unnbigunnenn, from Old English unbegunnen; equivalent to un- +‎ begun.

Adjective

unbegun (not comparable)

1. That had no beginning; always existent.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, “The Candles”, in Moby-Dick:

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

2. Which has not yet been begun; unstarted.

Synonyms

• (that had no beginning): See also Thesaurus:beginningless
• (which has not yet been begun): uncommenced, unstarted

Translations

which has not yet been begun; unstarted

• Icelandic: óhafinn
• Middle English: unbegunne