deedless
English
adj
Definitions
- (of real property) Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
- (obsolete) Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.
Etymology
Affix from English deed derived from Old Norse dáðlauss (despicable, without virtue, lacking in courage and drive, cowardly, incapable).
Origin
Old Norse
dáðlauss
Gloss
despicable, without virtue, lacking in courage and drive, cowardly, incapable
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- almsdeed English
- bond for deed English
- counterdeed English
- deed English
- deedful English
- deedholder English
- deedlessness English
- deedly English
- deedwork English
- deedy English
- do English
- fordede English
- indeed English
- misdeed English
- overdede English
- dede Middle English
- dáðlauss Old Norse