heedles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === hevedles, hedlez, hedles, hedeles, hedelees, hevidles, heddelyse, heafedleas === Etymology === From Old English hēafodlēas; equivalent to heed +‎ -les. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛ̝ːdlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈhɛ̝ːvədlɛːs/, /-lɛs/ === Adjective === heedles Headless; having no head. (rare) Lacking a boss, ruler or leader. (rare) Lacking its top or prominent parts. (rare) Having no ultimate reason. ==== Descendants ==== English: headless Scots: heidless ==== References ==== “hēdlē̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2019.