fruytles
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fruteles, frutles, fruytlees
Etymology
From fruyt + -les.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfriu̯tlɛːs/, /ˈfriu̯tlɛs/
Adjective
fruytles (rare)
- fruitless (bearing no fruit; barren)
- fruitless (unproductive, useless)
Descendants
- English: fruitless
References
- “fruitlēs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.