moderles

Middle English

Alternative forms

modurles, modirles, modyrlesse

Etymology

From Old English mōdorlēas, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz; equivalent to moder +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdərlɛːs/, /ˈmoːdərlɛs/

Adjective

moderles (plural and weak singular moderlese)

motherless

Descendants

English: motherless

References

“mọ̄derlē̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.

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