ppl. a. [UN-1 8.]
1. Gram. Having no cases marked by variations in the termination.
In the following quot. the meaning is not clear:—
1509. Fisher, 7 Penit. Ps., xxxviii. ee vij. This verbe morior after saynt Augustyne is vndeclyned.
1530. Palsgr., 77. Partes that be undeclyned. novs and vovs remayne undeclyned.
1565. Cooper, Thesaurus (*) 4. This varietie of construction is not onely to be considered in the diuersity of cases, but also of other partes vndeclined.
1612. Brinsley, Lud. Lit., vi. (1627), 56. The other foure last are undeclined; that is, such as cannot be so turned, and have but onely one ending.
a. 1721. Prior, Dial. Dead, Chas. & Clenard, ¶ 2. Adverb, Conjonction, Preposition, Interjection undeclined.
1733. J. Bramston, Man of Taste, 6. Good Parts are better than Eight Parts of Speech: Since these declin’d those undeclin’d they call, I thank my Stars, that I declin’d ’em all.
† 2. Not turned aside. Obs.–1
1638. G. Sandys, Paraphr. Job, 31. For in his tract my wary feet have stept; His undeclined wayes precisely kept.
