wineleas
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, wine (“friend”) + -lēas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwi.neˌlæ͜ɑːs/
Adjective
winelēas
- friendless
- Synonym: frēondlēas
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Ðonne onwæcneð eft · winelēas guma,
ġesihð him biforan · fealwe wegas,- When the friendless man awakes again,
grey waves appear before him,
- When the friendless man awakes again,
Declension
Declension of winelēas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | winelēas | winelēas | winelēas |
| Accusative | winelēasne | winelēase | winelēas |
| Genitive | winelēases | winelēasre | winelēases |
| Dative | winelēasum | winelēasre | winelēasum |
| Instrumental | winelēase | winelēasre | winelēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | winelēase | winelēasa, winelēase | winelēas |
| Accusative | winelēase | winelēasa, winelēase | winelēas |
| Genitive | winelēasra | winelēasra | winelēasra |
| Dative | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
| Instrumental | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
Declension of winelēas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | winelēasa | winelēase | winelēase |
| Accusative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēase |
| Genitive | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Dative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Instrumental | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Accusative | winelēasan | winelēasan | winelēasan |
| Genitive | winelēasra, winelēasena | winelēasra, winelēasena | winelēasra, winelēasena |
| Dative | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |
| Instrumental | winelēasum | winelēasum | winelēasum |