arleas

Middle English

Adjective

arleas

  1. alternative form of oreles

Old English

Etymology

From ār (“honor, glory, grace”) +‎ -lēas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːrˌlæ͜ɑːs/

Adjective

ārlēas (superlative ārlēasest)

  1. honorless, disgraceful, wicked, impious
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Is nū ēac to witenne þæt man witnaþ foroft þā ārlēasan sċeaþan and þā swicolan þēofas...
      It is also now known that we very often punish the honorless robbers and the treacherous thieves...

Declension

Declension of ārlēas — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ārlēas ārlēas ārlēas
Accusative ārlēasne ārlēase ārlēas
Genitive ārlēases ārlēasre ārlēases
Dative ārlēasum ārlēasre ārlēasum
Instrumental ārlēase ārlēasre ārlēase
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ārlēase ārlēasa, ārlēase ārlēas
Accusative ārlēase ārlēasa, ārlēase ārlēas
Genitive ārlēasra ārlēasra ārlēasra
Dative ārlēasum ārlēasum ārlēasum
Instrumental ārlēasum ārlēasum ārlēasum
Declension of ārlēas — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ārlēasa ārlēase ārlēase
Accusative ārlēasan ārlēasan ārlēase
Genitive ārlēasan ārlēasan ārlēasan
Dative ārlēasan ārlēasan ārlēasan
Instrumental ārlēasan ārlēasan ārlēasan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ārlēasan ārlēasan ārlēasan
Accusative ārlēasan ārlēasan ārlēasan
Genitive ārlēasra, ārlēasena ārlēasra, ārlēasena ārlēasra, ārlēasena
Dative ārlēasum ārlēasum ārlēasum
Instrumental ārlēasum ārlēasum ārlēasum

Derived terms

  • ārlēaslīċe
  • ārlēasnes
  • ārlēast

Descendants

  • Middle English: oreles, are-les, arleas, arleæs, oreleas, orleas, arelæs (Ormulum) (early)

References

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