sacklessadj.

/ˈsaklɪs/

Forms: Old English–Middle English sacléas, Middle English sacclæs, saclese, Middle English sac(c)les, sakelease, Middle English–1500s sa(c)kles, Middle English sa(c)keles, (Middle English saklas, Middle English saklace), 1500s saikles(s(e, sackelesse, 1500s–1600s sakelesse, sacklesse, 1700s saickless, 1600s– sakeless, 1700s– sackless.

Etymology: Late Old English sacléas (see sac n.¹ and -less suffix); perhaps after Old Norse saklauss (Swedish saklös, Danish sagløs). Compare Middle Dutch sakeloos. Old English sacléas occurs as adverb in the sense ‘without cause’ (gratis, Vulgate) in the Lindisfarne Gospels, John xv. 25. Compare Old Norse saklaust adverb in the same sense.

†1. Secure from accusation or from dispute; unchallenged, unmolested. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or secure > secure or free from charge

sacklessc950

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xxviii. 14 And gif ðis gehered bið from ðen groefa we ge-trewað him & sac-leaso iwih we gedoeð [L. et securos vos faciemus].

a1067 Charter of Eadweard in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1846) IV. 199 Ich keðe eu ðat Ælfred hauet yseld Gise biscop his land at Hlytton sacleas and clæne.

a1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1106 Eadgar æþeling þe litle ær..was ge faren..þone let se cyng syððan sacleas faran.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 916 Oc al ðat euere fel him to, Sac-les he let hin welden it so.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. x. 13 Turnus..behaldis the cite, Sakles of batale, fre of all sic striffe.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. ii. 39 Theow and Esne art thou no longer,..Folk-free and Sacless art thou in town and from town, in the forest as in the field.

a. Not guilty, innocent. Const. of. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt

unguiltyc893

sacklessa1000

freeOE

unfakenOE

guiltlessc1175

unguiltlessc1330

innocent1382

cleana1400

unsakeda1400

clearc1400

faultlessa1535

unfaulty1548

crimeless1568

untaxablea1610

innoxious1623

a1000 Laws Ethelred (Schmid) iii. c. 3 Swerian..þæt hig nellan nænne sacleasan man forsecgan ne nænne sacne forhelan.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) Ded. l. 202 He ȝaff hiss aȝhenn lif..To þolenn dæþþ o rode tre Sacclæs wiþþ utenn wrihhte.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 2440 And sco vnsoght saccles o sin.

a1352 L. Minot Poems (1914) ii. 3 Þare slogh ȝe many sakles, als it was sene.

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 1286 And marye son be thaym slayne saklest y^t eure was manne.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 73 Saikles he wes, tha wist weill, of sic thing.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 35 There was..a deale of whinyards drawne about him, and many sacklesse wights..run through the tender weambs.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 122 Curst be the hands, that sakelesse Troianes slay.

1670 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 177 As for the bewitchinge of any of his children, shee is sacklesse.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. iii They'd smoor the sakeless orphan in her bed.

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 386 That you are sackless of this murder who shall testify?

1882 C. M. Yonge Unknown to Hist. I. 11 Poor Lady she is, in all sooth, if sackless: poorer still if guilty.

1897 W. Beatty Secretar viii. 62 My father would be sackless of all intent to make his market out of the misfortunes of his queen.

absolute.?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 55 Þe treowe is ofte mis trouwed. & þe sakelese biloȝen. for wane of witnesse.14.. Gosp. Nicod. (Galba) 950 Ȝe childer of irraell, listens me, þat has þis sakles slayne.c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 716 Schal synful & saklez suffer al on payne.c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) xxvi. 46 Thay sklander saikles, & thay suspectit.

b. Scottish and northern dialect. Innocent of wrong intent, guileless, simple; also, of a thing, harmless. Hence, in disparaging sense, feeble-minded; lacking energy, dispirited. (Cf. innocent adj. 3a, 3b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent

simple?c1225

innocenta1382

simple-hearted?c1425

unsubtlea1500

indolec1550

naïfc1598

sacklessa1600

plain-hearted1601

unnooked1602

unguileful1604

onefold1606

naivea1614

innocentious1624

innocential1628

excuseless1640

uncrafty1647

craftless1650

ingenuousa1662

innocentive1661

unartful1703

artless1714

ingénue1848

blue-eyed1903

a1600 A. Montgomerie Sonnets li Ȝit thoght thou [the nightingale] sees not, sillie, saikles thing! The piercing pykis brods at thy bony breist.

1804 R. Couper Poetry Sc. Lang. I. 228 Ill fated Du!..December's snaw, Fell saickless at thy side.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. viii. 171 ‘It looks melancholy, does it not, Ellen?’ ‘Yes,’ I observed, ‘about as starved and sackless as you—your cheeks are bloodless.’

1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood Gloss. s.v. A poor sackless feal [= fool].

1872 J. Hartley Yorks. Ditties 1st Ser. 81 Shoo'll..ax him if he knows who's writing that is? An' he'll luk at it as sackless as if he didn't know it wor his own.

†3. Of an accusation or penalty: Having no just cause; brought against or inflicted on an innocent person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable

undue1398

sacklessa1400

indefensible1529

unwarranted1577

indefensive1586

unjustifiable1589

unwarrantable1612

unconcessible1643

unjustified1644

injustifiable1646

insupportable1649

ill-deserveda1666

unsupportable1710

warrantless1863

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4625 Þi saccles scam wel es it kyd.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 215 The saklace slauchtyr off hir blith and brycht.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vii. 14 Wrangusly put to deid for cryme saikles.

1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 418 I denunce..all..the committaris of the said saikles murthuris.

1572 R. Sempill Lament. Commounis Scotl. (single sheet) Quhat murther, & oppressioun? Quhat saikles slauchter?

Derivatives

† ˈsacklessly adv. Obsolete innocently, without just cause.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > in unwarranted or unjustifiable manner

wrongouslya1300

sacklesslya1400

violently1443

unwarrantably1634

unjustifiably1651

uninvitedly1669

indefensibly1776

unfoundedly1820

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11563 And vtewit mani barntem Did he sacclesli o lijf.

1483 Cath. Angl. 316/2 Saklesly, jnculpabiliter.

1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 417 How our Soverane Lordis trew liegis..ar saikleslie part murdrist, part slane.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 201 Wallace..Quhilk saiklislie of ony gilt or cryme,..sufferit hes the deid.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 211 He was bruited behind his back sacklislie.

c1626–7 in Sel. Biog. (1845) I. 352 Because of my carriage towards her, who suffered sakelessly for his cause.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sackless
释义	sacklessadj. /ˈsaklɪs/ Forms: Old English–Middle English sacléas, Middle English sacclæs, saclese, Middle English sac(c)les, sakelease, Middle English–1500s sa(c)kles, Middle English sa(c)keles, (Middle English saklas, Middle English saklace), 1500s saikles(s(e, sackelesse, 1500s–1600s sakelesse, sacklesse, 1700s saickless, 1600s– sakeless, 1700s– sackless. Etymology: Late Old English sacléas (see sac n.¹ and -less suffix); perhaps after Old Norse saklauss (Swedish saklös, Danish sagløs). Compare Middle Dutch sakeloos. Old English sacléas occurs as adverb in the sense ‘without cause’ (gratis, Vulgate) in the Lindisfarne Gospels, John xv. 25. Compare Old Norse saklaust adverb in the same sense. †1. Secure from accusation or from dispute; unchallenged, unmolested. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or secure > secure or free from charge sacklessc950 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xxviii. 14 And gif ðis gehered bið from ðen groefa we ge-trewað him & sac-leaso iwih we gedoeð [L. et securos vos faciemus]. a1067 Charter of Eadweard in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1846) IV. 199 Ich keðe eu ðat Ælfred hauet yseld Gise biscop his land at Hlytton sacleas and clæne. a1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1106 Eadgar æþeling þe litle ær..was ge faren..þone let se cyng syððan sacleas faran. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 916 Oc al ðat euere fel him to, Sac-les he let hin welden it so. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. x. 13 Turnus..behaldis the cite, Sakles of batale, fre of all sic striffe. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. ii. 39 Theow and Esne art thou no longer,..Folk-free and Sacless art thou in town and from town, in the forest as in the field. 2. a. Not guilty, innocent. Const. of. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt unguiltyc893 sacklessa1000 freeOE unfakenOE guiltlessc1175 unguiltlessc1330 innocent1382 cleana1400 unsakeda1400 clearc1400 faultlessa1535 unfaulty1548 crimeless1568 untaxablea1610 innoxious1623 a1000 Laws Ethelred (Schmid) iii. c. 3 Swerian..þæt hig nellan nænne sacleasan man forsecgan ne nænne sacne forhelan. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) Ded. l. 202 He ȝaff hiss aȝhenn lif..To þolenn dæþþ o rode tre Sacclæs wiþþ utenn wrihhte. a1300 Cursor Mundi 2440 And sco vnsoght saccles o sin. a1352 L. Minot Poems (1914) ii. 3 Þare slogh ȝe many sakles, als it was sene. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 1286 And marye son be thaym slayne saklest y^t eure was manne. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 73 Saikles he wes, tha wist weill, of sic thing. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 35 There was..a deale of whinyards drawne about him, and many sacklesse wights..run through the tender weambs. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 122 Curst be the hands, that sakelesse Troianes slay. 1670 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 177 As for the bewitchinge of any of his children, shee is sacklesse. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. iii They'd smoor the sakeless orphan in her bed. 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 386 That you are sackless of this murder who shall testify? 1882 C. M. Yonge Unknown to Hist. I. 11 Poor Lady she is, in all sooth, if sackless: poorer still if guilty. 1897 W. Beatty Secretar viii. 62 My father would be sackless of all intent to make his market out of the misfortunes of his queen. absolute.?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 55 Þe treowe is ofte mis trouwed. & þe sakelese biloȝen. for wane of witnesse.14.. Gosp. Nicod. (Galba) 950 Ȝe childer of irraell, listens me, þat has þis sakles slayne.c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 716 Schal synful & saklez suffer al on payne.c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) xxvi. 46 Thay sklander saikles, & thay suspectit. b. Scottish and northern dialect. Innocent of wrong intent, guileless, simple; also, of a thing, harmless. Hence, in disparaging sense, feeble-minded; lacking energy, dispirited. (Cf. innocent adj. 3a, 3b.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent simple?c1225 innocenta1382 simple-hearted?c1425 unsubtlea1500 indolec1550 naïfc1598 sacklessa1600 plain-hearted1601 unnooked1602 unguileful1604 onefold1606 naivea1614 innocentious1624 innocential1628 excuseless1640 uncrafty1647 craftless1650 ingenuousa1662 innocentive1661 unartful1703 artless1714 ingénue1848 blue-eyed1903 a1600 A. Montgomerie Sonnets li Ȝit thoght thou [the nightingale] sees not, sillie, saikles thing! The piercing pykis brods at thy bony breist. 1804 R. Couper Poetry Sc. Lang. I. 228 Ill fated Du!..December's snaw, Fell saickless at thy side. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. viii. 171 ‘It looks melancholy, does it not, Ellen?’ ‘Yes,’ I observed, ‘about as starved and sackless as you—your cheeks are bloodless.’ 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood Gloss. s.v. A poor sackless feal [= fool]. 1872 J. Hartley Yorks. Ditties 1st Ser. 81 Shoo'll..ax him if he knows who's writing that is? An' he'll luk at it as sackless as if he didn't know it wor his own. †3. Of an accusation or penalty: Having no just cause; brought against or inflicted on an innocent person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable undue1398 sacklessa1400 indefensible1529 unwarranted1577 indefensive1586 unjustifiable1589 unwarrantable1612 unconcessible1643 unjustified1644 injustifiable1646 insupportable1649 ill-deserveda1666 unsupportable1710 warrantless1863 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4625 Þi saccles scam wel es it kyd. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 215 The saklace slauchtyr off hir blith and brycht. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vii. 14 Wrangusly put to deid for cryme saikles. 1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 418 I denunce..all..the committaris of the said saikles murthuris. 1572 R. Sempill Lament. Commounis Scotl. (single sheet) Quhat murther, & oppressioun? Quhat saikles slauchter? Derivatives † ˈsacklessly adv. Obsolete innocently, without just cause. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] > in unwarranted or unjustifiable manner wrongouslya1300 sacklesslya1400 violently1443 unwarrantably1634 unjustifiably1651 uninvitedly1669 indefensibly1776 unfoundedly1820 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11563 And vtewit mani barntem Did he sacclesli o lijf. 1483 Cath. Angl. 316/2 Saklesly, jnculpabiliter. 1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 417 How our Soverane Lordis trew liegis..ar saikleslie part murdrist, part slane. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 201 Wallace..Quhilk saiklislie of ony gilt or cryme,..sufferit hes the deid. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 211 He was bruited behind his back sacklislie. c1626–7 in Sel. Biog. (1845) I. 352 Because of my carriage towards her, who suffered sakelessly for his cause. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c950
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