hertles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• herteles, hertelees, hertlesse

Etymology

From Old English heortlēas; equivalent to herte +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrtlɛːs/, /ˈhɛrtlɛs/

Adjective

hertles

1. Having no bravery or showing cowardice; fearful.
2. Unknowledgeable; lacking knowledge or wisdom.
3. (rare) Depressed; having malaise or lacking motivation.
4. (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 2019-03-04.