hlafordleas
Old English
Etymology
From hlāford + -lēas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlɑː.fordˌlæ͜ɑːs/, [ˈl̥ɑː.vorˠdˌlæ͜ɑːs]
Adjective
hlāfordlēas
- lordless, without a lord
Declension
Declension of hlāfordlēas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hlāfordlēas | hlāfordlēas | hlāfordlēas |
| Accusative | hlāfordlēasne | hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēas |
| Genitive | hlāfordlēases | hlāfordlēasre | hlāfordlēases |
| Dative | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasre | hlāfordlēasum |
| Instrumental | hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēasre | hlāfordlēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēasa, hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēas |
| Accusative | hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēasa, hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēas |
| Genitive | hlāfordlēasra | hlāfordlēasra | hlāfordlēasra |
| Dative | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum |
| Instrumental | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum |
Declension of hlāfordlēas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hlāfordlēasa | hlāfordlēase | hlāfordlēase |
| Accusative | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēase |
| Genitive | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan |
| Dative | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan |
| Instrumental | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan |
| Accusative | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan | hlāfordlēasan |
| Genitive | hlāfordlēasra, hlāfordlēasena | hlāfordlēasra, hlāfordlēasena | hlāfordlēasra, hlāfordlēasena |
| Dative | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum |
| Instrumental | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum | hlāfordlēasum |
Descendants
- Middle English: lordles, loverdles
- English: lordless
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hláfordleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.