stereles

Middle English

Alternative forms

steerelees, steereles, sterelees, sterles, stiereles, stierlees
steoreleas, steorles (early)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stēorlēas; by surface analysis, stere (“rudder, control”) +‎ -les (“-less”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsteːr(ə)lɛːs/, /ˈsteːr(ə)lɛs/

Adjective

stereles

(uncommon, nautical, often figurative) Having no rudder; uncontrolled or ungoverned.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Descendants

English: steerless

Further reading

“stẹ̄relē̆s, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved October 15, 2022.

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