"reuþful" meaning in Middle English

See reuþful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈriu̯θful/, /ˈruːθful/ Forms: reuthful [alternative], reowðfule [alternative], reouðfule [alternative], routhefulle [alternative], rewþefull [alternative], reuthful [alternative], reuþevol [alternative], reowthful [alternative]
Etymology: From reuþe + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|reuþe|-ful}} reuþe + -ful Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} reuþful, {{enm-adj}} reuþful
  1. sad, miserly, despairing
    Sense id: en-reuþful-enm-adj-BusHz9nE
  2. mournful, despondent, upset
    Sense id: en-reuþful-enm-adj-YBLpo4Ic
  3. terrible, horrific, frightening
    Sense id: en-reuþful-enm-adj-RM5TYJYo
  4. understanding, kind, sympathetic
    Sense id: en-reuþful-enm-adj-hbQ3ffyD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ful, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 4 22 47 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ful: 33 0 25 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 0 18 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 0 7 84 Disambiguation of Emotions: 4 0 20 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rewthfully

Alternative forms

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