leaful
English
Alternative forms
- leafful
Etymology
From Middle English leful, lefful, leafful, from Old English lēaffull, ġelēafful (“full of belief, full of faith, believing, faithful”), equivalent to leave + -ful. Cognate with Scots leful, levefull (“right, permissible, legal, just”).
Adjective
leaful (comparative more leaful, superlative most leaful)
- (obsolete) Full of faith; believing.
- (archaic, dialectal, Scotland) Faithful.