unto

Conj

Up to the time or degree that; until.

Prep

Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
To; indicates an indirect object.
Down to the last; encompassing even every.

Preposition

To or toward (an archaic or literary term).

Examples

And the Lord said unto Moses […]
Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.
Unto each player, a rack of seven letters is given, awaiting their strategic genius.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).

Synonyms

till, until

Scrabble Score: 4

unto: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unto: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unto: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

unto: valid Words With Friends Word