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deedless

adj
/ˈdiːdləs/

Etymology

From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”).

  1. derived from dáðlauss — “without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”

Definitions

  1. Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such…

    Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

  2. Helpless

    Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.

    • firm of word, / Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue

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Derived

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA