housles

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from an Old English *hūslēas, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalaus, from Proto-Germanic *hūsalausaz.

Alternatively, this word may have been formed anew, possibly as a calque of Old Norse húslauss or Middle Dutch huusloos; in any case, equivalent to hous +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːslɛːs/, /ˈhuːslɛs/

Adjective

housles (rare)

  1. Homeless; having no home.
  2. (cooking, of snails) Shellless.

Descendants

  • English: houseless

References

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