rare. [UN-1 12, 4 b. Cf. OE. unmann, Du. onman, MLG., MHG. unman.] a. One below the status of a man. b. A monster.
a. 1400. Minor Poems fr. Vernon MS., 336/295. Þou seidest I scholde ben holden an vn-mon.
a. 1641. in Vox Borealis, C 1 b (Old adage). Waters shall waxe, and Woods shall waine, And unman shall be Man, and Man shall be naine.
1879. G. Macdonald, Sir Gibbie, xxi. He was on the wild hill, with miles on miles of cover! Here the unman could not catch him.
