"-less" meaning in Scots

See -less in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -les, from Old English -lēas (“-less”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|-les}} Middle English -les, {{inh|sco|ang|-lēas||-less}} Old English -lēas (“-less”) Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -less
  1. lacking; without. Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--less-sco-suffix-t7HHuJia Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -less meaning in Scots (1.0kB)

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