Middle English Dictionary Entry
brērdful adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | brērdful adj. Also brurd-. |
| Etymology | From brērd n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. bred-ful.
1.
Brimful.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)14451 : Swa summ þe firrste fetless wass Brerdfull off waterr filledd.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)383 : Never cowþe stynt..þe raykande wawez, Er uch boþom watz brurdful to þe bonkez eggez.