bretful

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Middle English

Alternative forms

bratful, bredful, bredfull, bred full, brede-ful, brerdfull, breteful, bret ful, bret-ful, bret full, bret-full, brett-full, brurdful

Etymology

From brerd +‎ -ful, calquing Old Norse *breddfullr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛtful/, /ˈbrɛːtful/

Adjective

bretful

brimful (totally filled)
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 688-9.
  His walet lay biforn hym in his lappe
  Bretful of pardoun come from Rome al hoot.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
entirely covered

References

“bred-ful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“brērdful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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