unlæd

Old English

Alternative forms

• unlǣde

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unlēdaz, equivalent to un- +‎ *lǣd, lǣþ (“a division of land, lathe”), from Proto-Germanic *lēdą, *lēþą (“allotment of land, owndom, possessions”). Cognate with Old High German unlāt (“poor, miserable”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌴𐌳𐍃 (unlēds, “poor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌlæːd/

Adjective

unlǣd

1. poor; miserable; unhappy; unfortunate

Declension

Declension of unlǣd — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unlǣd	unlǣd	unlǣd
Accusative	unlǣdne	unlǣde	unlǣd
Genitive	unlǣdes	unlǣdre	unlǣdes
Dative	unlǣdum	unlǣdre	unlǣdum
Instrumental	unlǣde	unlǣdre	unlǣde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unlǣde	unlǣda, unlǣde	unlǣd
Accusative	unlǣde	unlǣda, unlǣde	unlǣd
Genitive	unlǣdra	unlǣdra	unlǣdra
Dative	unlǣdum	unlǣdum	unlǣdum
Instrumental	unlǣdum	unlǣdum	unlǣdum

Declension of unlǣd — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unlǣda	unlǣde	unlǣde
Accusative	unlǣdan	unlǣdan	unlǣde
Genitive	unlǣdan	unlǣdan	unlǣdan
Dative	unlǣdan	unlǣdan	unlǣdan
Instrumental	unlǣdan	unlǣdan	unlǣdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unlǣdan	unlǣdan	unlǣdan
Accusative	unlǣdan	unlǣdan	unlǣdan
Genitive	unlǣdra, unlǣdena	unlǣdra, unlǣdena	unlǣdra, unlǣdena
Dative	unlǣdum	unlǣdum	unlǣdum
Instrumental	unlǣdum	unlǣdum	unlǣdum

Derived terms

• unlǣdlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: unlede