manful
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man + -ful.
Adjective
[edit]manful (comparative manfuller, superlative manfullest)
- Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
- (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.
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[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From man (“man, person”) + -ful.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]manful
- Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined; displaying virtues seen as manly.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “manful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, mān (“crime, sin”) + -ful
Adjective
[edit]mānful
- wicked, evil, dire
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."
- Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the undying God."
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
[edit]Declension of mānful — Strong
Declension of mānful — Weak
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