v. UN-2 3. Cf. G. entknoten.)
1598. Florio, Sgroppare, to vntie, to vnknot.
1623. Cockeram, II. Not to be vnknotted, inenodable.
1866. Miss A. Cary, Ball. & Lyrics, 54. I saw my Charley The … shawl from his neck Unknot, with a quick, wise cunning.
1897. Daily News, 8 July, 4/8. The man … who hoards string, unknotting it … from parcels.
refl. 1880. Daily News, 27 Nov., 2/8. This remarkable worm … has the power of unknotting himself.
