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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)
- 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.