reuþful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• reuthful, reowðfule, reouðfule, routhefulle, rewþefull, reuthful, reuþevol, reowthful

Etymology

From reuþe +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯θful/, /ˈruːθful/

Adjective

reuþful

1. sad, miserly, despairing
2. mournful, despondent, upset
3. terrible, horrific, frightening
4. understanding, kind, sympathetic

Derived terms

• rewthfully

Descendants

• English: ruthful
• Scots: reuthful (obsolete)

References

• “reuthful (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-8.