menskful

Middle English

Alternative forms

menscful, menskeful, menskfull

Etymology

From menske (“honour”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnsk(ə)ful/

Adjective

menskful

honourable, worthy, noble
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)
(rare) beneficial, assistive

Derived terms

menskfully

References

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

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