Old English · adjective
lifleas
Normalised līflēas
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈliːfˌlæ͜ɑːs/[ˈliːvˌlæ͜ɑːs]
- Syllables
- ˈliːf · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- lifelessinanimate
Meaning
-
lifeless, inanimate
Æfter þisum bebēad sē ablenda Datianus þæt mann his dēadan godas dēorwurþlīċe frætewode and þæt deofles templ mid dēorwurþan seolfre, and hēt þider lǣdan þone, wende þæt hē wolde wurþian his godas and his lāc ġeoffrian þām līflēasum godum.
After this the blinded Datianus ordered that his dead gods be richly adorned and that the Devil's temple be adorned with silver, and ordered the faithful martyr to be brought to there, so that he would worship and offer sacrifices to the lifeless gods.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | līflēas | līflēas | līflēas |
| Accusative | līflēasne | līflēase | līflēas |
| Genitive | līflēases | līflēasre | līflēases |
| Dative | līflēasum | līflēasre | līflēasum |
| Instrumental | līflēase | līflēasre | līflēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | līflēase | līflēasalīflēase | līflēas |
| Accusative | līflēase | līflēasalīflēase | līflēas |
| Genitive | līflēasra | līflēasra | līflēasra |
| Dative | līflēasum | līflēasum | līflēasum |
| Instrumental | līflēasum | līflēasum | līflēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | līflēasa | līflēase | līflēase |
| Accusative | līflēasan | līflēasan | līflēase |
| Genitive | līflēasan | līflēasan | līflēasan |
| Dative | līflēasan | līflēasan | līflēasan |
| Instrumental | līflēasan | līflēasan | līflēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | līflēasan | līflēasan | līflēasan |
| Accusative | līflēasan | līflēasan | līflēasan |
| Genitive | līflēasralīflēasena | līflēasralīflēasena | līflēasralīflēasena |
| Dative | līflēasum | līflēasum | līflēasum |
| Instrumental | līflēasum | līflēasum | līflēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From līf + -lēas.
Descendants
lifeless
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