heleful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• heelful, heelfull, helefuille, helefull, helful, helfull

Etymology

From hele +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛːl(ə)ful/

Adjective

heleful (plural and weak singular heelfulle)

1. Healthful; wholesome.
   • 1966, John Trevisa, Robert Reilly, A Middle English Summary of the Bible:

     Heelful sacrifice and preyer for synnes is to take hede to Þe comandementis and to depart fro vnrigtwisnes.

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Descendants

• English: healful
• Scots: heleful, heilful