beerless

beerless

English

Etymology

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Proto-Germanic *beuzą
Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ
Old English bēor
Middle English ber
English beer
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English beerless

    From beer + -less.

    Adjective

    beerless (not comparable)

    1. Without beer; lacking beer.
      • 1916, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art:
        A meatless day or a beerless or tealess day does not suggest moderation so much as immoderation.

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