firelessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

Proto-Germanic *fōr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr

Middle English fyr

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

Middle English fyrles

English fireless

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English firelessly

From fireless + -ly.

Adverb

firelessly (not comparable)

1. In a fireless way; without fire.
   • 1925, Richardson Little Wright, House and Garden's Second Book of Houses:

     An important feature of the room is the electric range which has the required special wiring. It is of the pattern which cooks firelessly as well.

   • 2000, Thomas Wolfe, Arlyn Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life:

     A hot mass of coals glowed firelessly in the hearth.