moderles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• modurles, modirles, modyrlesse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdərlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈmoːdərlɛs/

Adjective

moderles (plural and weak singular moderlese)

1. motherless

Descendants

• English: motherless

References

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