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† ˈwrecheful, a. Obs.
Also 3–4 wrech-; 4 wrac(c)h-, 5 wreechful.
[f. wreche n. + -ful. Cf. wreakful a.]
Vengeful; revengeful.
c1290St. Edmund 333 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 309 God..nis nouȝt so wrechful ase men weneth. 1387Trevisa Higden I. 377 Seyntes and halowes of þis lond beeþ more wrecheful þan seyntes of oþer londes. 1398― Barth. De P.R. xviii. xii. (B.M. Add. MS.), No creature is more wrecheful..þan is þe bee whanne he is ywraþþed. a1400New Test. (Paues) 1 Thess. iv. 6 God is wrachful of alle suche men. c1410Lantern of Light 99 He smytiþ not to venge is owene wreechful herte but to do þe wille of God & saue his neibours soule. |