wommanles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• See womman and -les for alternative forms and spellings.

Etymology

From womman +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwumanlɛːs/, /ˈwumanlɛs/

Adjective

wommanles

1. Being without women; womanless.
2. Being without a woman who would provide a service, e.g. a maidservant or midwife.

Related terms

• man
• womman
• wommanhede
• wommankin
• wommankynde
• wommanly
• wommanyssh

 

Descendants

• English: womanless, womenless

References

• “wǒmmanlē̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 April 2018.