banleas

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bainalausaz, equivalent to bān +‎ -lēas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːnˌlæ͜ɑːs/

Adjective

bānlēas

1. boneless, without bones

   On þæt bānlēase brȳd grāpode hondum

   touched with hands that boneless bride

Declension

Declension of bānlēas — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bānlēas	bānlēas	bānlēas
Accusative	bānlēasne	bānlēase	bānlēas
Genitive	bānlēases	bānlēasre	bānlēases
Dative	bānlēasum	bānlēasre	bānlēasum
Instrumental	bānlēase	bānlēasre	bānlēase
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bānlēase	bānlēasa, bānlēase	bānlēas
Accusative	bānlēase	bānlēasa, bānlēase	bānlēas
Genitive	bānlēasra	bānlēasra	bānlēasra
Dative	bānlēasum	bānlēasum	bānlēasum
Instrumental	bānlēasum	bānlēasum	bānlēasum

Declension of bānlēas — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bānlēasa	bānlēase	bānlēase
Accusative	bānlēasan	bānlēasan	bānlēase
Genitive	bānlēasan	bānlēasan	bānlēasan
Dative	bānlēasan	bānlēasan	bānlēasan
Instrumental	bānlēasan	bānlēasan	bānlēasan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bānlēasan	bānlēasan	bānlēasan
Accusative	bānlēasan	bānlēasan	bānlēasan
Genitive	bānlēasra, bānlēasena	bānlēasra, bānlēasena	bānlēasra, bānlēasena
Dative	bānlēasum	bānlēasum	bānlēasum
Instrumental	bānlēasum	bānlēasum	bānlēasum

Descendants

• Middle English: banles, bonles
  • English: boneless
  • Scots: baneless