broþorleas
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, equivalent to brōþor + -lēas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌlæ͜ɑːs/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌlæ͜ɑːs]
Adjective
brōþorlēas
Declension
Declension of brōþorlēas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brōþorlēas | brōþorlēas | brōþorlēas |
| Accusative | brōþorlēasne | brōþorlēase | brōþorlēas |
| Genitive | brōþorlēases | brōþorlēasre | brōþorlēases |
| Dative | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasre | brōþorlēasum |
| Instrumental | brōþorlēase | brōþorlēasre | brōþorlēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | brōþorlēase | brōþorlēasa, brōþorlēase | brōþorlēas |
| Accusative | brōþorlēase | brōþorlēasa, brōþorlēase | brōþorlēas |
| Genitive | brōþorlēasra | brōþorlēasra | brōþorlēasra |
| Dative | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum |
| Instrumental | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum |
Declension of brōþorlēas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brōþorlēasa | brōþorlēase | brōþorlēase |
| Accusative | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēase |
| Genitive | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan |
| Dative | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan |
| Instrumental | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan |
| Accusative | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan | brōþorlēasan |
| Genitive | brōþorlēasra, brōþorlēasena | brōþorlēasra, brōþorlēasena | brōþorlēasra, brōþorlēasena |
| Dative | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum |
| Instrumental | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum | brōþorlēasum |
Descendants
- Middle English: brotherles
- English: brotherless
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bróðorleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.