weorþleas

Old English

Alternative forms

• wurðlēas

Etymology

From weorþ +‎ -lēas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜orθˌlæ͜ɑːs/, [ˈwe͜orˠðˌlæ͜ɑːs]

Adjective

weorþlēas

1. worthless, of no worth or value

Declension

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlēas	weorþlēas	weorþlēas
Accusative	weorþlēasne	weorþlēase	weorþlēas
Genitive	weorþlēases	weorþlēasre	weorþlēases
Dative	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasre	weorþlēasum
Instrumental	weorþlēase	weorþlēasre	weorþlēase
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlēase	weorþlēasa, weorþlēase	weorþlēas
Accusative	weorþlēase	weorþlēasa, weorþlēase	weorþlēas
Genitive	weorþlēasra	weorþlēasra	weorþlēasra
Dative	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum
Instrumental	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum

Declension of weorþlēas — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlēasa	weorþlēase	weorþlēase
Accusative	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan	weorþlēase
Genitive	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan
Dative	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan
Instrumental	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan
Accusative	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan	weorþlēasan
Genitive	weorþlēasra, weorþlēasena	weorþlēasra, weorþlēasena	weorþlēasra, weorþlēasena
Dative	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum
Instrumental	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum	weorþlēasum

Declension of weorþlēas — Weak

Descendants

• Middle English: *wurthles, *worthles
  • English: worthless

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weorþleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.