eldertongue

Old English · adjective

feþeleas

Normalised fēþelēas

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfeː.θeˌlæ͜ɑːs/
[ˈfeː.ðeˌlæ͜ɑːs]
Syllables
ˈfeː · θe · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (3 syllables)
Modern English
unablewalk

Meaning

  1. unable to walk

    Sē mec fēdde, sundhelm þeahte, ond mec ȳþa wrugon eorþan ġetenġe fēþelēase.

    Sea fed me, water-helm covered, and waves hid me, near to the bottom, unable to walk.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 77:

Declension

Strong declension of feþeleas
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative fēþelēasfēþelēasfēþelēas
Accusative fēþelēasnefēþelēasefēþelēas
Genitive fēþelēasesfēþelēasrefēþelēases
Dative fēþelēasumfēþelēasrefēþelēasum
Instrumental fēþelēasefēþelēasrefēþelēase
Plural
Nominative fēþelēasefēþelēasafēþelēasefēþelēas
Accusative fēþelēasefēþelēasafēþelēasefēþelēas
Genitive fēþelēasrafēþelēasrafēþelēasra
Dative fēþelēasumfēþelēasumfēþelēasum
Instrumental fēþelēasumfēþelēasumfēþelēasum
Weak declension of feþeleas
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative fēþelēasafēþelēasefēþelēase
Accusative fēþelēasanfēþelēasanfēþelēase
Genitive fēþelēasanfēþelēasanfēþelēasan
Dative fēþelēasanfēþelēasanfēþelēasan
Instrumental fēþelēasanfēþelēasanfēþelēasan
Plural
Nominative fēþelēasanfēþelēasanfēþelēasan
Accusative fēþelēasanfēþelēasanfēþelēasan
Genitive fēþelēasrafēþelēasenafēþelēasrafēþelēasenafēþelēasrafēþelēasena
Dative fēþelēasumfēþelēasumfēþelēasum
Instrumental fēþelēasumfēþelēasumfēþelēasum

All forms (10)

Etymology

fēþe (“ability to walk”) + -lēas

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/feþeleas · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution