Old English · adjective
heortleas
Normalised heortlēas
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxe͜ortˌlæ͜ɑːs/[ˈhe͜orˠtˌlæ͜ɑːs]
- Syllables
- ˈxe͜ort · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- heartlesscowedcourage
Meaning
-
without courage or spirit, cowed
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | heortlēas | heortlēas | heortlēas |
| Accusative | heortlēasne | heortlēase | heortlēas |
| Genitive | heortlēases | heortlēasre | heortlēases |
| Dative | heortlēasum | heortlēasre | heortlēasum |
| Instrumental | heortlēase | heortlēasre | heortlēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | heortlēase | heortlēasaheortlēase | heortlēas |
| Accusative | heortlēase | heortlēasaheortlēase | heortlēas |
| Genitive | heortlēasra | heortlēasra | heortlēasra |
| Dative | heortlēasum | heortlēasum | heortlēasum |
| Instrumental | heortlēasum | heortlēasum | heortlēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | heortlēasa | heortlēase | heortlēase |
| Accusative | heortlēasan | heortlēasan | heortlēase |
| Genitive | heortlēasan | heortlēasan | heortlēasan |
| Dative | heortlēasan | heortlēasan | heortlēasan |
| Instrumental | heortlēasan | heortlēasan | heortlēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | heortlēasan | heortlēasan | heortlēasan |
| Accusative | heortlēasan | heortlēasan | heortlēasan |
| Genitive | heortlēasraheortlēasena | heortlēasraheortlēasena | heortlēasraheortlēasena |
| Dative | heortlēasum | heortlēasum | heortlēasum |
| Instrumental | heortlēasum | heortlēasum | heortlēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From heorte + -lēas.
Descendants
heartless
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