hertles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === herteles, hertelees, hertlesse === Etymology === From Old English heortlēas; equivalent to herte +‎ -les. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛrtlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈhɛrtlɛs/ === Adjective === hertles Having no bravery or showing cowardice; fearful. Unknowledgeable; lacking knowledge or wisdom. (rare) Depressed; having malaise or lacking motivation. (rare) Lacking vitality or life. ==== Descendants ==== English: heartless Scots: heartless ==== References ==== “hert(e)lēs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 March 2019.