menskful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• menscful, menskeful, menskfull

Etymology

From menske (“honour”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnsk(ə)ful/

Adjective

menskful

1. honourable, worthy, noble
2. dignified, attractive
   • c. 1300, Anonymous, "Blow, Northern Wind" (as printed in Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):

     Menskful maiden of myht

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (rare) beneficial, assistive

Derived terms

• menskfully

References

• “menskful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.