housles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === houseles, houselesse, houslese, howsles === Etymology === Possibly from an Old English *hūslēas, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalaus, from Proto-Germanic *hūsalausaz. Alternatively, this word may have been formed anew, possibly as a calque of Old Norse húslauss or Middle Dutch huusloos; in any case, equivalent to hous +‎ -les. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuːslɛ̝ːs/, /ˈhuːslɛs/ === Adjective === housles (rare) Homeless; having no home. (cooking, of snails) Shellless. ==== Descendants ==== English: houseless === References === “hǒuslēs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.