Middle English Dictionary Entry
grē̆t-ful adj.
Entry Info
Forms | grē̆t-ful adj. Also grecful. |
Etymology | From grēt adj. & ful adj.; cp. also bred-ful, bret-ful. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Very full.
Associated quotations
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)33 : Grete greues full grene, grecfull [read: gretfull] of dere.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)13826 : Ho bare..A Grydell full gay, gretfull of fiche.