heedles
Middle English
/ˈhɛːdlɛːs/
adj
Definitions
- Headless; having no head.
- (rare) Lacking a boss, ruler or leader.
- (rare) Lacking its top or prominent parts.
- (rare) Having no ultimate reason.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hēafodlēas (headless) affix from Middle English heed.
Origin
Middle English
heed
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- head English
- headless English
- headlessly English
- headlessness English
- hēafod Old English
- hēafodlēas Old English
- heed Middle English
- hoggeshed Middle English
- spere-hed Middle English