lotlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒtləs/, U.S.

/ˈlɑtləs/

Forms: see lot n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lot n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < lot n. + -less suffix. Compare Old Icelandic hlutlauss not partaking in something (compare quot. 1894), Old Swedish lutlös (Swedish lottlös).

Without a lot or lots (in various senses). In early use: spec. that has no share or part in something; devoid of (now archaic).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective]

safec1325

unharmed1340

safe and soona1393

sicker and safea1398

halea1400

lotlessa1400

harmless1418

unsunkc1586

hunk1856

hunky1861

a1400 (c1300) Northern Homily: Serm. on Gospels (Coll. Phys.) in Middle Eng. Dict. at Lotles He mai nangat be lot lese Of thair sin..For qua sa nehe wit hend of slefes Hate molten pic, on thaim it cleuis.

?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 129 (MED) Þer may be no medowe but if oure leccherie passe þerbi; Noon of vs mai be lootles [L. exsors] of his leccherie.

1718 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Æneis I. vi. 279 Nor are those Seats assign'd Unjudg'd, or lotless [L. sine sorte]: Minos shakes the Urn.

1877 A. Forman tr. R. Wagner Nibelung's Ring 295 To fight no more furthered us Wotan; lost and lotless [Ger. rathlos] wistfully led we to war.

1894 G. W. Dasent tr. Magnus Saga the Longer in Icelandic Sagas & Other Hist. Docs. III. 254 He abode ten winters by this maid pure and thoroughly lotless [Icel. hlutlauss] of all sins of defilement.

1917 J. W. Wood Pasadena, Calif. xxii. 146 Luckless the man who did not own a lot—several lots... It would be a cool reception for John if he returned lotless that evening.

1958 A. M. Young Legend Builders of West iii. 81 The dismal, crushing admission of the soul of Achilles..that he would sooner be the hireling of a lotless son of the soil than to be king of all the dead.

1995 Film Comment 31 59/1 Much like the old United Artists, the lotless, screenless New Line finances, produces, and/or acquires movies for distribution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lotless
释义	lotlessadj. Brit. /ˈlɒtləs/, U.S. /ˈlɑtləs/ Forms: see lot n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lot n., -less suffix. Etymology: < lot n. + -less suffix. Compare Old Icelandic hlutlauss not partaking in something (compare quot. 1894), Old Swedish lutlös (Swedish lottlös). Without a lot or lots (in various senses). In early use: spec. that has no share or part in something; devoid of (now archaic). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] safec1325 unharmed1340 safe and soona1393 sicker and safea1398 halea1400 lotlessa1400 harmless1418 unsunkc1586 hunk1856 hunky1861 a1400 (c1300) Northern Homily: Serm. on Gospels (Coll. Phys.) in Middle Eng. Dict. at Lotles He mai nangat be lot lese Of thair sin..For qua sa nehe wit hend of slefes Hate molten pic, on thaim it cleuis. ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 129 (MED) Þer may be no medowe but if oure leccherie passe þerbi; Noon of vs mai be lootles [L. exsors] of his leccherie. 1718 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Æneis I. vi. 279 Nor are those Seats assign'd Unjudg'd, or lotless [L. sine sorte]: Minos shakes the Urn. 1877 A. Forman tr. R. Wagner Nibelung's Ring 295 To fight no more furthered us Wotan; lost and lotless [Ger. rathlos] wistfully led we to war. 1894 G. W. Dasent tr. Magnus Saga the Longer in Icelandic Sagas & Other Hist. Docs. III. 254 He abode ten winters by this maid pure and thoroughly lotless [Icel. hlutlauss] of all sins of defilement. 1917 J. W. Wood Pasadena, Calif. xxii. 146 Luckless the man who did not own a lot—several lots... It would be a cool reception for John if he returned lotless that evening. 1958 A. M. Young Legend Builders of West iii. 81 The dismal, crushing admission of the soul of Achilles..that he would sooner be the hireling of a lotless son of the soil than to be king of all the dead. 1995 Film Comment 31 59/1 Much like the old United Artists, the lotless, screenless New Line finances, produces, and/or acquires movies for distribution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400
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