"laweful" meaning in Middle English

See laweful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlau̯(ə)ful/ Forms: lawefulle [plural], lawefulle [singular, weak]
Etymology: From lawe + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|lawe|-ful}} lawe + -ful Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|lawefulle||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle), {{enm-adj|lawefulle}} laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)
  1. Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-SqC80nSV Disambiguation of Law: 28 9 8 23 22 9 0 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: 53 4 24 4 6 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ful: 43 4 25 6 7 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 3 20 4 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 2 21 3 3 2 4
  2. Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code. Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-5Yhg4H8~ Disambiguation of Ethics: 5 53 27 3 7 5 0
  3. Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded.
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-F6spedTO
  4. Following or respecting the local laws. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-GzfMAN7U Disambiguation of Law: 28 9 8 23 22 9 0
  5. Respectable; highly accepted by society. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-i9sJ01b5 Disambiguation of Law: 28 9 8 23 22 9 0
  6. (rare) Usual, traditional, normal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-cl5H3Y6Q
  7. (rare) Allowed, accepted, permitted. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-laweful-enm-adj-cS3ES0jH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lawefull, lawful, lawfull, laghful, laghfull, laful, lafull, laughfull, lawefful

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "lawful"
          },
          "expansion": "English: lawful",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: lawful"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "lawfu"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: lawfu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: lawfu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lawe",
        "3": "-ful"
      },
      "expansion": "lawe + -ful",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lawe + -ful.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lawefulle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lawefulle",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "plural and weak singular",
        "4": "lawefulle",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lawefulle"
      },
      "expansion": "laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 4 24 4 6 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 4 25 6 7 4 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -ful",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 3 20 4 6 5 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 2 21 3 3 2 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 8 23 22 9 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "enm:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-SqC80nSV",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 53 27 3 7 5 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "enm:Ethics",
          "parents": [
            "Philosophy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-5Yhg4H8~",
      "links": [
        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-F6spedTO",
      "links": [
        [
          "required",
          "required"
        ],
        [
          "obligated",
          "obligated"
        ],
        [
          "demanded",
          "demanded"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 8 23 22 9 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "enm:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Following or respecting the local laws."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-GzfMAN7U",
      "links": [
        [
          "Following",
          "following"
        ],
        [
          "respecting",
          "respecting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 8 23 22 9 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "enm:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Respectable; highly accepted by society."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-i9sJ01b5",
      "links": [
        [
          "accepted",
          "accepted"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Usual, traditional, normal."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-cl5H3Y6Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "Usual",
          "usual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Usual, traditional, normal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Allowed, accepted, permitted."
      ],
      "id": "en-laweful-enm-adj-cS3ES0jH",
      "links": [
        [
          "Allowed",
          "allowed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Allowed, accepted, permitted."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlau̯(ə)ful/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lawefull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lawful"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lawfull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "laghful"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "laghfull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "laful"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lafull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "laughfull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lawefful"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laweful"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -ful",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Ethics",
    "enm:Law"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "lawful"
          },
          "expansion": "English: lawful",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: lawful"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "lawfu"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: lawfu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: lawfu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lawe",
        "3": "-ful"
      },
      "expansion": "lawe + -ful",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lawe + -ful.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lawefulle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lawefulle",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "plural and weak singular",
        "4": "lawefulle",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lawefulle"
      },
      "expansion": "laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "required",
          "required"
        ],
        [
          "obligated",
          "obligated"
        ],
        [
          "demanded",
          "demanded"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Following or respecting the local laws."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Following",
          "following"
        ],
        [
          "respecting",
          "respecting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Respectable; highly accepted by society."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accepted",
          "accepted"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Usual, traditional, normal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Usual",
          "usual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Usual, traditional, normal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Allowed, accepted, permitted."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Allowed",
          "allowed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Allowed, accepted, permitted."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlau̯(ə)ful/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lawefull"
    },
    {
      "word": "lawful"
    },
    {
      "word": "lawfull"
    },
    {
      "word": "laghful"
    },
    {
      "word": "laghfull"
    },
    {
      "word": "laful"
    },
    {
      "word": "lafull"
    },
    {
      "word": "laughfull"
    },
    {
      "word": "lawefful"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laweful"
}

Download raw JSONL data for laweful meaning in Middle English (2.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.