steerless
English
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Having no rudder.
- (figurative) Without a guiding or steering influence; haphazard.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stereles inherited from Old English stēorlēas (ungovernable, unruly) affix from English steer.
Origin
English
steer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autosteer English
- besteer English
- countersteer English
- missteer English
- outsteer English
- oversteer English
- resteer English
- steer English
- steerability English
- steerable English
- steerage English
- steerer English
- steerest English
- steereth English
- steerling English
- steersman English
- steersmate English
- steersperson English
- steerswoman English
- stirk English
- understeer English
- stēorlēas Old English
- steeren Middle English
- stereles Middle English