menskful

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From menske (“honour”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnsk(ə)ful/

Adjective

menskful

  1. honourable, worthy, noble
  2. dignified, attractive
    • c. 1300, Anonymous, "Blow, Northern Wind" (as printed in Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
      Menskful maiden of myht
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (rare) beneficial, assistive

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