Middle English Dictionary Entry
batful adj.
Entry Info
Forms | batful adj. Also badful. |
Etymology | Cp. OI bati improvement, profit. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fertile, productive.
Associated quotations
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)73/12 : Þe erthe was so badfull byfor, þat hom nedud non oþer fode, but suche as come of þe erth.