† mainlessadj.

Forms: see main n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: main n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < main n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare Old Icelandic meginlauss.

Obsolete.

Powerless, lacking in strength.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xi. 268 Heo bið þonne weornigende, & mægenleas.

a1300 (c1275) Physiologus (1991) 98 He is lene & mainles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	mainless
释义	† mainlessadj. Forms: see main n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: main n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < main n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare Old Icelandic meginlauss. Obsolete. Powerless, lacking in strength. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xi. 268 Heo bið þonne weornigende, & mægenleas. a1300 (c1275) Physiologus (1991) 98 He is lene & mainles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.OE
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