Etymology

botleas

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Today it means: Too grievous to be atoned for by the payment of a bōt or bōte; irredeemable, unpardonable. Full definition →

Old English bōtlēas
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The story

  1. Old English · learned borrowing frombōtlēas“unpardonable”
  2. English todaybotleas

Learned borrowing from Old English bōtlēas (“unpardonable”). Doublet of bootless.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbōtlēas all →

bootless

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