† unct, v. Chiefly Sc. Obs.
Also 5–6 vnt-, 5 vynte.
[f. L. unct-, ppl. stem of ungĕre, unguĕre to smear, etc.]
trans. To anoint.
| 14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 577/44 Delibutus, bebawdyd or vntyd. c 1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxii. 2930 All kingis of Scotland Suld be sa vnctit befor regnand. c 1500 Kennedy Passion of Christ 358 Thai laithly lippis vntit with fals tressoun. 1549 Compl. Scot. iv. 30 Osias vas bot aucht ȝeir of aige quhen he vas vnctit kyng. 1596 H. Clapham Briefe Bible i. 75 [David] having raigned..33 yeares in Ierusalem, where he was the third time vncted. |
Hence † ˈuncting vbl. n. Obs.
| 1551 Hamilton Catechism 131 Quhen the uncting is completit, yair followis ane Catechisme. |