unware

English

Etymology

un- +‎ ware

Adjective

unware (not comparable)

1. (poetic, obsolete) unaware
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter viii, leaf 406r:

     And soo in this rassynge and hurlyng as syre Launcelot thrange here and there it myhapped hym to slee Gaherys and syr Gareth the noble knyghte for they were vnarmed and vnware.
     "And so in this rushing and hurling, as Sir Launcelot thrang here and there, it mishapped him to slay Gaheris and Sir Gareth, the noble knight, for they were unarmed and unware."

Related terms

• unwarely