leaful

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English leful, lefful, leafful, from Old English lēaffull, ġelēafful (“full of belief, full of faith, believing, faithful”), equivalent to leave +‎ -ful. Cognate with Scots leful, levefull (“right, permissible, legal, just”).

Adjective

leaful (comparative more leaful, superlative most leaful)

  1. (obsolete) Full of faith; believing.
  2. (archaic, dialectal, Scotland) Faithful.
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