freondleas

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Old High German friuntlōs, Middle Dutch vriendeloos. By surface analysis, frēond +‎ -lēas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfre͜oːndˌlæ͜ɑːs/

Adjective

frēondlēas

  1. friendless
    Synonym: winelēas
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
      wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
      hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
      þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.
      or friendless me would soothe,
      allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
      how tough is sorrow as a companion,
      to whom little has dear confidants for himself.
  2. without relatives, orphan

Declension

Declension of frēondlēas — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative frēondlēas frēondlēas frēondlēas
Accusative frēondlēasne frēondlēase frēondlēas
Genitive frēondlēases frēondlēasre frēondlēases
Dative frēondlēasum frēondlēasre frēondlēasum
Instrumental frēondlēase frēondlēasre frēondlēase
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative frēondlēase frēondlēasa, frēondlēase frēondlēas
Accusative frēondlēase frēondlēasa, frēondlēase frēondlēas
Genitive frēondlēasra frēondlēasra frēondlēasra
Dative frēondlēasum frēondlēasum frēondlēasum
Instrumental frēondlēasum frēondlēasum frēondlēasum
Declension of frēondlēas — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative frēondlēasa frēondlēase frēondlēase
Accusative frēondlēasan frēondlēasan frēondlēase
Genitive frēondlēasan frēondlēasan frēondlēasan
Dative frēondlēasan frēondlēasan frēondlēasan
Instrumental frēondlēasan frēondlēasan frēondlēasan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative frēondlēasan frēondlēasan frēondlēasan
Accusative frēondlēasan frēondlēasan frēondlēasan
Genitive frēondlēasra, frēondlēasena frēondlēasra, frēondlēasena frēondlēasra, frēondlēasena
Dative frēondlēasum frēondlēasum frēondlēasum
Instrumental frēondlēasum frēondlēasum frēondlēasum

Derived terms

  • frēondlīest

Descendants

  • Middle English: frendles, ffreondles, frendlæs
    • English: friendless

References

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