weaponless

English

Etymology

From Middle English wepenles, from Old English wǣpenlēas, from Proto-Germanic *wēpnalausaz, equivalent to weapon +‎ -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woapenloos (“weaponless”), Dutch wapenloos (“weaponless”), German waffenlos (“weaponless”), Danish våbenløs (“weaponless”), Swedish vapenlös (“weaponless”), Icelandic vopnlaus (“weaponless”).

Adjective

weaponless (not comparable)

lacking a weapon

Translations

lacking a weapon

German: waffenlos
Italian: disarmato (it)

Spanish: sin armas (es)
Swedish: vapenlös (sv)

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