Old English · adjective
wifleas
Normalised wīflēas
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwiːfˌlæ͜ɑːs/[ˈwiːvˌlæ͜ɑːs]
- Syllables
- ˈwiːf · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wifelesswivelessunmarriedwife
Meaning
-
without a wife; wifeless, unmarried
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wīflēas | wīflēas | wīflēas |
| Accusative | wīflēasne | wīflēase | wīflēas |
| Genitive | wīflēases | wīflēasre | wīflēases |
| Dative | wīflēasum | wīflēasre | wīflēasum |
| Instrumental | wīflēase | wīflēasre | wīflēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wīflēase | wīflēasawīflēase | wīflēas |
| Accusative | wīflēase | wīflēasawīflēase | wīflēas |
| Genitive | wīflēasra | wīflēasra | wīflēasra |
| Dative | wīflēasum | wīflēasum | wīflēasum |
| Instrumental | wīflēasum | wīflēasum | wīflēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wīflēasa | wīflēase | wīflēase |
| Accusative | wīflēasan | wīflēasan | wīflēase |
| Genitive | wīflēasan | wīflēasan | wīflēasan |
| Dative | wīflēasan | wīflēasan | wīflēasan |
| Instrumental | wīflēasan | wīflēasan | wīflēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wīflēasan | wīflēasan | wīflēasan |
| Accusative | wīflēasan | wīflēasan | wīflēasan |
| Genitive | wīflēasrawīflēasena | wīflēasrawīflēasena | wīflēasrawīflēasena |
| Dative | wīflēasum | wīflēasum | wīflēasum |
| Instrumental | wīflēasum | wīflēasum | wīflēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From wīf + -lēas.
Descendants
wifeless, wiveless
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