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Old English · adjective

arleas

Normalised ārlēas

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈɑːrˌlæ͜ɑːs/
Syllables
ˈɑːr · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (2 syllables)
Modern English
honorlessimpiousdisgraceful

Meaning

  1. honorless, disgraceful, wicked, impious

    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...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Declension

Strong declension of arleas
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ārlēasārlēasārlēas
Accusative ārlēasneārlēaseārlēas
Genitive ārlēasesārlēasreārlēases
Dative ārlēasumārlēasreārlēasum
Instrumental ārlēaseārlēasreārlēase
Plural
Nominative ārlēaseārlēasaārlēaseārlēas
Accusative ārlēaseārlēasaārlēaseārlēas
Genitive ārlēasraārlēasraārlēasra
Dative ārlēasumārlēasumārlēasum
Instrumental ārlēasumārlēasumārlēasum
Weak declension of arleas
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ārlēasaārlēaseārlēase
Accusative ārlēasanārlēasanārlēase
Genitive ārlēasanārlēasanārlēasan
Dative ārlēasanārlēasanārlēasan
Instrumental ārlēasanārlēasanārlēasan
Plural
Nominative ārlēasanārlēasanārlēasan
Accusative ārlēasanārlēasanārlēasan
Genitive ārlēasraārlēasenaārlēasraārlēasenaārlēasraārlēasena
Dative ārlēasumārlēasumārlēasum
Instrumental ārlēasumārlēasumārlēasum

All forms (10)

Etymology

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

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