Old English · adjective
wineleas
Normalised winelēas
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwi.neˌlæ͜ɑːs/
- Syllables
- ˈwi · ne · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- friendless
Meaning
-
friendless
ġesihð him biforan · fealwe wegas,
When the friendless man awakes again, grey waves appear before him,
Ðonne onwæcneð eft · winelēas guma,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | winelēas | winelēas | winelēas |
| Accusative | winelēasne | winelēase | winelēas |
| Genitive | winelēases | winelēasre | winelēases |
| Dative | winelēasum | winelēasre | winelēasum |
| Instrumental | winelēase | winelēasre | winelēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | winelēase | winelēasawinelēase | winelēas |
| Accusative | winelēase | winelēasawinelēase | winelēas |
| Genitive | winelēasra | winelēasra | winelēasra |
| Dative | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
| Instrumental | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | winelēasa | winelēase | winelēase |
| Accusative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēase |
| Genitive | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Dative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Instrumental | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Accusative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Genitive | winelēasrawinelēasena | winelēasrawinelēasena | winelēasrawinelēasena |
| Dative | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
| Instrumental | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
By surface analysis, wine (“friend”) + -lēas.
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