Obs. [f. UNWISE a.] A fool or simpleton.
1400. trans. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh., 65. Gyf no fayth to þe sawys of vnwysmen.
a. 1470. Tiptoft, Orat. G. Flamineus (Caxton, 1481), 4/2. And thou unwyseman to thy grete shame when thou remembrest thyne owne … simplenesse then [etc.].
c. 1520. M. Nisbet, 2 Pet. iii. 17. Be nocht desauet be errour of vnwisemen.
