"dredful" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdrɛdful/, /ˈdrɛːdful/
Etymology: From dred + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|dred|-ful}} dred + -ful Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} dredful, {{enm-adj}} dredful
  1. Having dread or fear:
    Scared, afraid; fearing something.
    Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dredful-enm-adj-VbWpuZkA Disambiguation of Fear: 27 20 18 18 18
  2. Having dread or fear:
    Timid; tending to be frightened.
    Sense id: en-dredful-enm-adj-Di4BvtZ5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 33 11 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 47 29 11 11 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ful: 2 48 29 10 11
  3. Having dread or fear:
    Full of awe; reverential.
    Sense id: en-dredful-enm-adj-ldgLRPX4
  4. Inspiring dread or fear:
    Causing terror or ruin; dreadful, perilous.
    Sense id: en-dredful-enm-adj-GJ5crzHu
  5. Inspiring dread or fear:
    Causing awe; awe-inspiring.
    Sense id: en-dredful-enm-adj-D4XHMgyZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for dredful meaning in Middle English (3.2kB)

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