Middle English Dictionary Entry
dēreful adj.
Entry Info
Forms | dēreful adj. |
Etymology | From dēre n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Full of pain.
Associated quotations
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)4053 : Thane drawes he to Dorsett, and dreches no langere, Derefulle, dredlesse, with drowppande teris.