deed
noun
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act.
deedless
-
a word derived from
deed.
Example Sentences
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Heave sword for the Dale!Nor be mocked of the dead men for deedless and pale.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by William Morris
E'en so fare millions of men, where men for money are made, Where the poor are dumb and deedless, where the rich are not afraid.
From The Pilgrims of Hope by William Morris
Nay, sweet, my May, Valhalla shuts its gates to me, a deedless man; up Bifrost's rainbow bridge I may not travel, for I do not die with byrnie on breast and sword aloft.
From Eric Brighteyes by Henry Rider Haggard
Highly he resolved To make his deedless days henceforward strike Pure harmony—a psalm of silences.
From Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems by George Parsons Lathrop
Of this nature is the following:— And stand we deedless, O eternal shame!
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
