"weleful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwɛːl(ə)ful/
Etymology: From wele (“wealth”) + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|wele|-ful|id1=weal|t1=wealth}} wele (“wealth”) + -ful Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} weleful, {{enm-adj}} weleful
  1. Blessed, well-off, lucky; having prosperity or happiness.
    Sense id: en-weleful-enm-adj-wMx9GBco Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ful, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 38 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ful: 58 32 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 35 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 32 3
  2. Bestowing prosperity or happiness; benevolent, kind.
    Sense id: en-weleful-enm-adj-POIypH97
  3. (rare) Indicative of or signifying prosperity. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weleful-enm-adj-goXBn2Jt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: welefull, welful, welfull, wilful, weoleful [Early-Middle-English] Derived forms: welefulnesse

Alternative forms

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