unto

POS

Preposition

HYPHEN

un=to

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CIDE DICTIONARY

unto, prep. [OE. unto; un- (only in unto, until) unto, as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. until, OFries. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt unto, OHG. unzi), Goth. und unto, until. See To, and cf. Until.].

To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See To. [1913 Webster]
Until; till. Num. xxxv. 25. [1913 Webster]

unto, conj.

Until; till. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

unto, prep. archaic = TO prep. (in all uses except as the sign of the infinitive); (do unto others; faithful unto death; take unto oneself).

Etymology

ME f. UNTIL, with TO replacing northern TILL(1)