laufulnes

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

lahfulnesse, lauhfulnesse

Etymology[edit]

From laweful +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)fulnɛs/

Noun[edit]

laufulnes (uncountable) (rare)

The state of honouring a contract, promise or directive.
The state of being respectable or highly accepted by society.

Descendants[edit]

English: lawfulness

References[edit]

“lauefulnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.

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