reuful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rewful, rufulle, rufull, rewfule, reowfule, reufol, reweful

Etymology

From rewe +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯ful/

Adjective

reuful (plural and weak singular *reufulle, comparative *reufuler, superlative *reufulest)

1. sorrowful, distraught, rueful
2. grieving, miserable, pitiable
3. sad, pitiful, painful
4. fearful; terrifying

Descendants

• English: rueful

References

• “reuful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.