"fremful" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Old English fremful (“useful, profitable, beneficial, generous; effective”); equivalent to freme + -ful. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|fremful||useful, profitable, beneficial, generous; effective}} Old English fremful (“useful, profitable, beneficial, generous; effective”), {{af|enm|freme|-ful}} freme + -ful Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fremful, {{enm-adj}} fremful
  1. useful, profitable, beneficial, effective
    Sense id: en-fremful-enm-adj-nFyvyVIs Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ful Related terms: freme (english: benefit), profit, advantage, use, fremen (english: to help), to aid, advance, benefit, be profitable to, do good to, fremfulliche (english: profitably), fremfulnesse (english: beneficial nature), effectiveness, fremsomness (english: beneficence), fremung (english: effect), good, salutary effect, fulfremed (english: fulfilled), accomplished, completed, perfected, complete, perfect

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