Old English · noun
meteliest
Normalised metelīest
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈme.te.li͜yːst/
- Syllables
- ˈme · te · li͜yːst (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- foodlessness
Meaning
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foodlessness
Wulf, mīn Wulf, wēna mē þīne sēoce ġedydon, þīne seldcymas, murnende mōd, nales metelīste.
Wulf, my Wulf, hopes for thee made me sick, thy rare-comings, mourning mind, not at all from foodlessness.
10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | metelīest |
| Accusative | metelīeste |
| Genitive | metelīeste |
| Dative | metelīeste |
All forms (2)
Etymology
From mete (“food”) + -līest (“-lessness”).
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