manleas
Old English
Alternative forms
- mannlēas, monlēas
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mannlaus, from Proto-Germanic *mannlausaz, equivalent to mann (“person”) + -lēas (“-less”). Cognate with Old Norse mannlauss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑnˌlæ͜ɑːs/
Adjective
manlēas
- without people, uninhabited, unpopulated; deserted
Declension
Declension of manlēas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | manlēas | manlēas | manlēas |
| Accusative | manlēasne | manlēase | manlēas |
| Genitive | manlēases | manlēasre | manlēases |
| Dative | manlēasum | manlēasre | manlēasum |
| Instrumental | manlēase | manlēasre | manlēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | manlēase | manlēasa, manlēase | manlēas |
| Accusative | manlēase | manlēasa, manlēase | manlēas |
| Genitive | manlēasra | manlēasra | manlēasra |
| Dative | manlēasum | manlēasum | manlēasum |
| Instrumental | manlēasum | manlēasum | manlēasum |
Declension of manlēas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | manlēasa | manlēase | manlēase |
| Accusative | manlēasan | manlēasan | manlēase |
| Genitive | manlēasan | manlēasan | manlēasan |
| Dative | manlēasan | manlēasan | manlēasan |
| Instrumental | manlēasan | manlēasan | manlēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | manlēasan | manlēasan | manlēasan |
| Accusative | manlēasan | manlēasan | manlēasan |
| Genitive | manlēasra, manlēasena | manlēasra, manlēasena | manlēasra, manlēasena |
| Dative | manlēasum | manlēasum | manlēasum |
| Instrumental | manlēasum | manlēasum | manlēasum |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: manles
- English: manless
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mannleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.