muþleas
Old English
Etymology
From mūþ + -lēas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuːθˌlæ͜ɑːs/, [ˈmuːðˌlæ͜ɑːs]
Adjective
mūþlēas
- without a mouth; lacking a mouth; mouthless
Declension
Declension of mūþlēas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūþlēas | mūþlēas | mūþlēas |
| Accusative | mūþlēasne | mūþlēase | mūþlēas |
| Genitive | mūþlēases | mūþlēasre | mūþlēases |
| Dative | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasre | mūþlēasum |
| Instrumental | mūþlēase | mūþlēasre | mūþlēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | mūþlēase | mūþlēasa, mūþlēase | mūþlēas |
| Accusative | mūþlēase | mūþlēasa, mūþlēase | mūþlēas |
| Genitive | mūþlēasra | mūþlēasra | mūþlēasra |
| Dative | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum |
| Instrumental | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum |
Declension of mūþlēas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mūþlēasa | mūþlēase | mūþlēase |
| Accusative | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan | mūþlēase |
| Genitive | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan |
| Dative | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan |
| Instrumental | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan |
| Accusative | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan | mūþlēasan |
| Genitive | mūþlēasra, mūþlēasena | mūþlēasra, mūþlēasena | mūþlēasra, mūþlēasena |
| Dative | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum |
| Instrumental | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum | mūþlēasum |
Descendants
- Middle English: *mouthles
- English: mouthless
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “múþleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.