unseel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To unstitch the seeled eyes of a hawk.
  2. To give light to; to enlighten.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈsiːl/

Word forms

unseel unseels unseeling unseeled

Etymology

From Middle English unsele, from Old English unsǣle, from Proto-Germanic *unsēliz, from *un- + *sēliz, equivalent to un- + seel.

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