English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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leaful (comparative more leaful, superlative most leaful)

  1. (obsolete) Full of faith; believing.
  2. (archaic, dialectal, Scotland) Faithful.