UNTO

Etymology

Conjunction

unto

(obsolete, poetic) Up to the time or degree that; until.

Synonyms

• till; see also until

Preposition

unto

(archaic or poetic) Up to, indicating a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.

(archaic or poetic) To, indicating an indirect object.

Anagrams

• nout

Source: Wiktionary


Un"to, prep. Etym: [OE. unto; un- (only in unto, until) unto, as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt unto, OHG. unzi), Goth. und unto, until. See To, and cf. Until.]

1. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See To.

2. Until; till. [Obs.] "He shall abide it unto the death of the priest." Num. xxxv. 25.

Un"to, conj.

Definition: Until; till. [Obs.] "Unto this year be gone." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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