lyfles

Middle English

Alternative forms

lifles, lyflesse, lyveles
lifleas (Early Middle English)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lyfles

(uncommon) Lacking life; lifeless, dead.

Descendants

English: lifeless

References

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

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