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sackless

English

Alternative forms

  • saikless (Scottish)

Etymology

From Middle English sakles, sacless (innocent), from Old English sacl?as (free from charge, innocent, safe), from Proto-Germanic *sakalausaz (free from accusation), equivalent to sake +? -less. Cognate with Danish sagesløs (blameless), Swedish saklös (blamesless), Icelandic saklaus (innocent). More at sake, -less.

Adjective

sackless (comparative more sackless, superlative most sackless)

  1. (provincial, Northern England, poetic or archaic) Blameless, guiltless, innocent.
    • The candles will burn bright.
    • 1900: Eiríkur Magnússon, William Morris, The Story of Grettir the Strong (page 149)
      [] and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless.

Usage notes

Though otherwise dated, the word sackless is still used in translations of the Old Norse / Old Icelandic sagas and related contexts.

References

  • Northumberland Words, Oliver Heslop and Harry Haldane, 1894.

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snackless

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?snækl?s/

Etymology

snack +? -less

Adjective

snackless (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Without snacks.

Anagrams

  • slackness

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