weleful

Middle English

Alternative forms

welefull, welful, welfull, wilful
weoleful (early)

Etymology

From wele (“wealth”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɛːl(ə)ful/

Adjective

weleful

Blessed, well-off, lucky; having prosperity or happiness.
Bestowing prosperity or happiness; benevolent, kind.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
(rare) Indicative of or signifying prosperity.

Derived terms

welefulnesse

Descendants

English: wealful (obsolete)

References

“wēleful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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