synneles

Middle English

Alternative forms

senneles, senne-les, sinles, sunneles, synles, synnelees
senne-leas (Early Middle English, East Anglia)
sinnelæs (Ormulum)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English synlēas; equivalent and often remodelled after synne +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsin(ə)lɛːs/, /ˈsin(ə)lɛs/, /ˈsɛn-/, /ˈsun-/

Adjective

synneles

sinless (lacking sin, innocent)

Descendants

English: sinless

Adverb

synneles

(rare) sinlessly, irreproachably

References

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

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