ことゆえ無なし

Meanings

archaic

Archaic expression meaning that nothing untoward happened; equivalent to modern 事故なく or 無事に. Found in classical or historical texts.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
事matter, thing, fact
故happenstance, especially, intentionally

Related words

無ぶ事じ
Modern common word for 'without incident' or 'safely'; ことゆえ無し is its archaic equivalent.
事じ故こ
Modern word for 'accident' or 'incident'; ことゆえ is an archaic reading of the same kanji.

Written forms

ことゆえ無なし
Archaic expression; the kanji spelling ことゆえ無し is the primary form.
事こと故ゆえ無なし
Alternate archaic spelling using 事故 for ことゆえ.

Etymology

The phrase is composed of ことゆえ (archaic reading of 事故, meaning 'incident' or 'mishap') and 無し (classical negative adjective meaning 'not exist'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical pattern of noun + 無し to mean 'without ~'.