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Sackless vs Sockless - What's the difference?

sackless | sockless |

As adjectives the difference between sackless and sockless

is that sackless is blameless, guiltless, innocent while sockless is without socks; not wearing socks.

sackless

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (Scottish)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (provincial, Northern England, poetic, or, archaic) Blameless, guiltless, innocent.
  • *1838 : Walter Scott, The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: with the author's introductions and notes
  • *:[...] And where that sackless knight lies slain,
  • *:The candles will burn bright.
  • *1900 : Eiríkur Magnússon, William Morris, The Story of Grettir the Strong
  • *:[...] and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless.

    • Usage notes

    Though otherwise dated, the word sackless is still used in translations of the Old Norse / Old Icelandic sagas and related contexts.

    References

    *Northumberland Words , Oliver Heslop and Harry Haldane, 1894 .

    sockless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without socks; not wearing socks.
    • The village was full of sockless children.

    Derived terms

    *socklessness