steorleas
Old English
Etymology
Adjective
stēorlēas
- without restrain; unruly, ungovernable, fierce.
- Without regulation, rule or instruction, profligate, foolish, ignorant.
Declension
Declension of steorleas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stēorlēas | stēorlēasu, -o | stēorlēas |
| Accusative | stēorlēasne | stēorlēase | stēorlēas |
| Genitive | stēorlēases | stēorlēasre | stēorlēases |
| Dative | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasre | stēorlēasum |
| Instrumental | stēorlēase | stēorlēasre | stēorlēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | stēorlēase | stēorlēasa, -e | stēorlēasu, -o |
| Accusative | stēorlēase | stēorlēasa, -e | stēorlēasu, -o |
| Genitive | stēorlēasra | stēorlēasra | stēorlēasra |
| Dative | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum |
| Instrumental | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum |
Declension of steorleas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stēorlēasa | stēorlēase | stēorlēase |
| Accusative | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan | stēorlēase |
| Genitive | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan |
| Dative | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan |
| Instrumental | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan |
| Accusative | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan | stēorlēasan |
| Genitive | stēorlēasra, stēorlēasena | stēorlēasra, stēorlēasena | stēorlēasra, stēorlēasena |
| Dative | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum |
| Instrumental | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum | stēorlēasum |
Descendants
- Middle English: sterelees, stereles
- English: steerless
References
- steórleás in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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