lyfles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lifles, lyflesse, lyveles
• lifleas (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English līflēas; by surface analysis, lyf +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːflɛːs/, /ˈliːflɛs/, /ˈliːv-/

Adjective

lyfles

1. (uncommon) Lacking life; lifeless, dead.

Descendants

• English: lifeless

References

• “līflē̆s(se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.