"wyfles" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwiːflɛːs/, /ˈwiːflɛs/
Etymology: Either from Old English wīflēas or a new formation from wyf (“wife”) + -les. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wīflēas}} Old English wīflēas, {{af|enm|wyf|-les|t1=wife}} wyf (“wife”) + -les Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wyfles, {{enm-adj}} wyfles
  1. Wifeless; having no wife. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wyfles-enm-adj-8i~BKLeO
  2. (religion) Bound to celibacy. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Religion, Marriage
    Sense id: en-wyfles-enm-adj-FPF612wo Disambiguation of Marriage: 0 100 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -les, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -les: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wiflees, wifles, wijfeles, wyflees, wyveles, wyyfles

Alternative forms

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