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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unto
preposition
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a law unto himself/herself etc
▪ She was a law unto herself and did what she wanted to do.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unto

Unto \Un"to\, conj. Until; till. [Obs.] ``Unto this year be gone.''
--Chaucer.

Unto

Unto \Un"to\, 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.]

  1. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See To.

  2. Until; till. [Obs.] ``He shall abide it unto the death of the priest.''
    --Num. xxxv. 25.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unto

mid-13c., perhaps a modification of until, with southern to in place of northern equivalent till. Or perhaps a contraction of native *und to, formed on the model of until from Old English *un- "up to, as far as," cognate of the first element in until. "Very rare in standard writers of the 18th c.," according to OED, and since then chiefly in dignified, archaic, or Biblical styles.

Wiktionary
unto

conj. (context obsolete English) (poetic) Up to the time or degree that; until; till. prep. 1 (context archaic or poetic English) Up to, indicating a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it. 2 (context archaic or poetic English) To, indicating an indirect object

Wikipedia
Unto

Unto may refer to:

  • Unto Elo (born 1944), Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1970s
  • Unto Valpas (born 1944), Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament
  • Unto Wiitala (born 1925), retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga

Usage examples of "unto".

Then supper was prepared sumptuously, and the new companion said unto the other, You ought to accompt me not onely your Captaine in robbery and fight, but also in pleasures and jolity, whereupon by and by with pleasant cheere he prepared meat, and trimming up the house he set all things in order, and brought the pottage and dainty dishes to the Table: but above all he plyed them wel with great pots and jugs of wine.

The same principal agent uses various instruments unto various effects, in accordance with the thing to be done.

Consequently, it behooved all things appertaining to glory, whether they regard the soul, as the perfect fruition of God, or whether they regard the body, as the glorious resurrection, to be first in Christ as the author of glory: but that grace should be first in those that were ordained unto Christ.

Let us go unto the Autocrat, and he shall listen to your tale and scry why you truly are here.

When she had appointed this taske unto Psyches, she departed to a great banket that was prepared that day.

And because it was necessary that I should likewise be a minister unto Osiris, there was no long delay: for in the night after, appeared unto me one of that order, covered with linnen robes, holding in his hands speares wrapped in Ivie, and other things not convenient to declare, which then he left in my chamber, and sitting in my seate, recited to me such things as were necessary for the sumptuous banket of mine entrie.

Priests commonly call such a habit, a celestiall Stole: in my right hand I carried a light torch, and a garland of flowers upon my head, with Palme leaves sprouting out on every side: I was adorned like unto the Sun, and made in fashion of an Image, in such sort that all the people compassed about to behold me: then they began to solemnize the feast of the nativitie, and the new procession with sumptuous bankets and delicate meates: the third day was likewise celebrated with like ceremonies with a religious dinner, and with all the consummation of the order: when I had continued there a good space, I conceived a marvailous great pleasure and consolation in beholding ordinarily the Image of the goddesse, who at length admonished me to depart homeward, not without rendring of thanks, which although it were not sufficient, yet they were according to my power.

Like unto Pooley, his bestest friend, and unto Neville and unto Norman, John Omally was a good man.

But what Bettee did not realize was that every man, and especially someone of his size, creates air pressure when he runs and while most people, especially those with eyesight, are not sensitive to those pressures, the frail little guard was sensitive even unto his muscle fibers.

I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Thus unto a hangman we did of late sell a hangman, in fair good halter, and he a hangman brawny, for no more than five gold pieces, the which was cheap, methinks, considering the goodly halter, and he a lusty, manly rogue to boot.

Alas, said the king, this is unto me a full heavy sight to see this noble duke so die for my sake, for he would have holpen me that had more need of help than I.

The I understanding the cause of his miserable estate, sayd unto him, In faith thou art worthy to sustaine the most extreame misery and calamity, which hast defiled and maculated thyne owne body, forsaken thy wife traitorously, and dishonoured thy children, parents, and friends, for the love of a vile harlot and old strumpet.

No living thing they encountered save only the Queen and her little martlets, but all things desirous were ministered unto them by unseen hands and all royal entertainment.

These words chafed him more then the burning oile, or flaming brimstone, or scourge of whipps, saying : that they should be hanged and their law too, before he would be subject unto any person : and therewithall he called out his bandogges and great masties, which accustomed to eate the carrion and carkases of dead beasts in the fields, and to set upon such as passed by the way: then he commanded they should be put upon all the assistance to teare them in peeces : who as soone as they heard the hisse of their master, ran fiercely upon them invading them on every side, insomuch that the more they flied to escape away, the more cruell and terrible were the dogges.