sacleas

Old English

Alternative forms

• sacclēs

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sakōlausaz, equivalent to sacu +‎ -lēas. Cognate with Old Norse saklauss, of identical meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑkˌlæ͜ɑːs/

Adjective

saclēas

1. free from charge or accusation, innocent; guiltless
2. free from contention, unmolested, secure

Declension

Declension of saclēas — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	saclēas	saclēas	saclēas
Accusative	saclēasne	saclēase	saclēas
Genitive	saclēases	saclēasre	saclēases
Dative	saclēasum	saclēasre	saclēasum
Instrumental	saclēase	saclēasre	saclēase
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	saclēase	saclēasa, saclēase	saclēas
Accusative	saclēase	saclēasa, saclēase	saclēas
Genitive	saclēasra	saclēasra	saclēasra
Dative	saclēasum	saclēasum	saclēasum
Instrumental	saclēasum	saclēasum	saclēasum

Declension of saclēas — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	saclēasa	saclēase	saclēase
Accusative	saclēasan	saclēasan	saclēase
Genitive	saclēasan	saclēasan	saclēasan
Dative	saclēasan	saclēasan	saclēasan
Instrumental	saclēasan	saclēasan	saclēasan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	saclēasan	saclēasan	saclēasan
Accusative	saclēasan	saclēasan	saclēasan
Genitive	saclēasra, saclēasena	saclēasra, saclēasena	saclēasra, saclēasena
Dative	saclēasum	saclēasum	saclēasum
Instrumental	saclēasum	saclēasum	saclēasum

Descendants

• Middle English: sacless, sakles
  • English: sackless

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “sacleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.