"faderles" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfadərlɛːs/, /ˈfaːdərlɛːs/, /ˈfɛːdərlɛːs/ Forms: fadirles [alternative], federles [alternative], fadirlesse [alternative], vaderlyes [alternative], faderlese [alternative], faderlesse [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English fæderlēas, from Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz; equivalent to fader + -les. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fæderlēas}} Old English fæderlēas, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fadērlausaz}} Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz, {{af|enm|fader|-les}} fader + -les Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} faderles, {{enm-adj}} faderles
  1. Lacking or without a living/active father or male parent; fatherless.
    Sense id: en-faderles-enm-adj-UkjIWGYX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Parents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Parents: 51 34 15
  2. (rare) Having never had a father; intrinsically lacking a father. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-faderles-enm-adj-1EjegmpZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35
  3. (rare) Having no lord or authority (either earthly or heavenly). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-faderles-enm-adj-hDwm7Kce Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -les, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 41 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -les: 29 27 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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