wepenles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === wepene-les, wepneles, weponelese, weppenles, weppynlesse, wepynles === Etymology === Either inherited from Old English wǣpnlēas or formed anew from wepen (“weapon”) +‎ -les (“less”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɛ̝ːpənlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈwɛpənlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈweːpənlɛ̝ːs/ === Adjective === wepenles (chiefly Late Middle English) Unarmed, weaponless; not carrying a weapon. ==== Descendants ==== English: weaponless Middle Scots: wapynles ==== References ==== “wē̆penles, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.