Middle English Dictionary Entry
hẹ̄rdlēs adj.
Entry Info
Forms | hẹ̄rdlēs adj. |
Etymology | From hẹ̄rd(e n.(2). Also cp. OE (WS) hyrdelēas. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Without a shepherd.
Associated quotations
- a1400(?a1325) Bonav.Medit.(1) (Hrl 1701)452 : Þey renne aboute as herdles shepe.