"berdles" meaning in Middle English

See berdles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛːrdlɛːs/, /ˈbɛrdlɛːs/, /-lɛs/ Forms: beerdles [alternative], berdeles [alternative], berdlese [alternative], berdless [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English beardlēas; by surface analysis, berd + -les. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|beardlēas|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English beardlēas, {{inh+|enm|ang|beardlēas}} Inherited from Old English beardlēas, {{surface analysis|enm|berd|-les|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, berd + -les Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} berdles, {{enm-adj}} berdles
  1. Beardless; having no beard.
    Sense id: en-berdles-enm-adj-JCE441zU Categories (other): Age Disambiguation of Age: 100 0
  2. (rare) Not (a legal) adult. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-berdles-enm-adj-NR~T~zl6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -les, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hair Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -les: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Hair: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0

Alternative forms

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