"trueful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more trueful [comparative], most trueful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English truful, trewful, trewfull, from Old English ġetrēowfull (“faithful, holding the faith”), equivalent to true + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|truful}} Middle English truful, {{inh|en|ang|ġetrēowfull|t=faithful, holding the faith}} Old English ġetrēowfull (“faithful, holding the faith”), {{af|en|true|-ful|pos=adjective}} true + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} trueful (comparative more trueful, superlative most trueful)
  1. (rare) loyal, faithful Tags: rare Derived forms: truefully, truefulness
    Sense id: en-trueful-en-adj-S9HBlROK Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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