lyfles

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

lifles, lyflesse, lyveles
lifleas (Early Middle English)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English līflēas; by surface analysis, lyf +‎ -les.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈliːflɛːs/, /ˈliːflɛs/, /ˈliːv-/

Adjective[edit]

lyfles

(uncommon) Lacking life; lifeless, dead.

Descendants[edit]

English: lifeless

References[edit]

“līflē̆s(se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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