leaful
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]leaful (comparative more leaful, superlative most leaful)
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