Middle English Dictionary Entry
wordful adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | wordful adj. Also wordeful, wordefol. |
| Etymology | OE wordfull |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Excessively talkative, verbose.
Associated quotations
- ?c1400 Sloane SSecr.(Sln 213)12/18 : When þe nose es brode in þe mydell and goyng to heght, þat man es wordefull and lufyng to lye and lyenge.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)68b/b : Verbosus: wordefol [Pep: wordfull].