"bountevous" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌbuːntɛˈvuːs/, /ˈbuːntɛvus/ Forms: bontevous [alternative], bountevouse [alternative], bowntevous [alternative], bonetyvose [alternative, Northern], bountyveus [alternative], bontyvese [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bontivous, from bontif (“benevolent”) + -os (“-ous”); by surface analysis, bounte + -(v)ous. First attested in c. 1390. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|bontivous}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bontivous, {{af|fro|bontif|-os|nocap=1|nocat=1|t1=benevolent|t2=-ous}} bontif (“benevolent”) + -os (“-ous”), {{surf|enm|bounte|-ous|alt2=-(v)ous|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, bounte + -(v)ous, {{etydate|c|1390}} First attested in c. 1390 Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} bountevous, {{enm-adj}} bountevous
  1. Virtuous, benevolent; morally good. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-bountevous-enm-adj-6YtZ27zT Categories (other): Ethics Disambiguation of Ethics: 45 7 48
  2. Munificent, generous; eager to provide. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-bountevous-enm-adj-TukxD5FY
  3. (rare) Good, useful, competent. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-bountevous-enm-adj-cPAVol18 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ethics Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 0 42 58 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 34 59 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 4 24 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 94 Disambiguation of Ethics: 45 7 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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