reuful
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
reuful (plural and weak singular *reufulle, comparative *reufuler, superlative *reufulest)
- sorrowful, distraught, rueful
- grieving, miserable, pitiable
- sad, pitiful, painful
- fearful; terrifying
Descendants
- English: rueful
References
- “reuful (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.