Etymology

mouthless

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Today it means: Without a mouth. Full definition →

Middle English *mouthles ← Old English mūþlēas
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  1. Old English · inherited frommūþlēas“mouthless”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*mouthles
  3. English todaymouthless

From Middle English *mouthles, from Old English mūþlēas (“mouthless”), equivalent to mouth + -less.

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