† methelessadj.

Forms: see methe n. and -less suffix; also early Middle English meadles, early Middle English meadlese, early Middle English medlase, early Middle English medles, early Middle English medlese.

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

Etymology: < methe n. + -less suffix.Early Middle English forms with -d- reflect the late Old English change of ð to d before liquids (see A. Campbell Old Eng. Gram. (1959) §424).

Obsolete.

That goes beyond due measure; greedy; immoderate, intemperate; unrestrained.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective]

outragea1325

violentc1384

boistousa1387

outrageousc1390

outraiousc1390

harageous?a1400

hetera1400

methelessc1400

ruffian1528

termagant1546

sore1565

ruffianly1570

boisterous1581

violousa1626

tory-rory1678

plug-ugly1857

radge1857

amok1868

tough1884

roughhouse1896

butch1939

shit-kicking1953

hard-ass1967

tasty1974

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxxiv. 296 Ða het martinus ða mæðleasan fugelas, ðæs fixnoðes geswican.

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 211 Þer nere nan oðer uuel bute hare meadlese nurð [a1250 Nero meðlease muð; ?c1225 Cleo. medlaseschipe] hit walde letten oðerhwile heouenliche þohtes.

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 51 Ȝef he is meðleas, leueð him þe wurse.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 273 Þose wern men meþelez & maȝty on urþe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	metheless
释义	† methelessadj. Forms: see methe n. and -less suffix; also early Middle English meadles, early Middle English meadlese, early Middle English medlase, early Middle English medles, early Middle English medlese. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: methe n., -less suffix. Etymology: < methe n. + -less suffix.Early Middle English forms with -d- reflect the late Old English change of ð to d before liquids (see A. Campbell Old Eng. Gram. (1959) §424). Obsolete. That goes beyond due measure; greedy; immoderate, intemperate; unrestrained. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] outragea1325 violentc1384 boistousa1387 outrageousc1390 outraiousc1390 harageous?a1400 hetera1400 methelessc1400 ruffian1528 termagant1546 sore1565 ruffianly1570 boisterous1581 violousa1626 tory-rory1678 plug-ugly1857 radge1857 amok1868 tough1884 roughhouse1896 butch1939 shit-kicking1953 hard-ass1967 tasty1974 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxxiv. 296 Ða het martinus ða mæðleasan fugelas, ðæs fixnoðes geswican. c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 211 Þer nere nan oðer uuel bute hare meadlese nurð [a1250 Nero meðlease muð; ?c1225 Cleo. medlaseschipe] hit walde letten oðerhwile heouenliche þohtes. c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 51 Ȝef he is meðleas, leueð him þe wurse. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 273 Þose wern men meþelez & maȝty on urþe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.OE
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