faderles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === faderlese, faderlesse, fadirles, fadirlesse vaderlyes (Kent); federles (AB language); faderlæs (Laȝamon's Brut) === Etymology === From Old English fæderlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *faderlaus; equivalent to fader +‎ -les. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfadərlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈfaːdərlɛ̝ːs/ IPA(key): /ˈvɛdərlɛ̝ːs/ (Early Middle English, south West Midland) === Adjective === faderles Lacking a living father; fatherless. (rare) Inherently lacking a father. (rare) Having no ruler (either earthly or heavenly). ==== Descendants ==== English: fatherless Middle Scots: faderles Scots: faitherless Yola: vatherless ==== References ==== “fā̆derlēs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 February 2019.