"deedless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more deedless [comparative], most deedless [superlative]
Etymology: deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|deed|-less}} deed + -less, {{m|en|dadless}} dadless, {{der|en|non|dáðlauss|t=without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly}} Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”), {{cog|da|dådløs|t=non-heroic}} Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), {{cog|sv|dådlös|t=listless, shiftless}} Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} deedless (comparative more deedless, superlative most deedless)
  1. (of real property) Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
    Sense id: en-deedless-en-adj-DPKZcFiF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 56 44
  2. (obsolete) Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive. Tags: obsolete Translations (inactive): dadeloos (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-deedless-en-adj-M7MkRuWP Disambiguation of 'inactive': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dateless

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