† fremefuladj.
Obsolete.
Advantageous; profitable; beneficial, beneficent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]
fremefulc1000
i-duȝea1250
hendyc1275
begetela1325
profitablea1325
speedful1340
worth1340
speedyc1380
behoveful1382
fructuousc1386
fruitfulc1386
vailable1390
availantc1420
availingc1420
commodious1420
commodous?1440
available1474
behovablea1475
advantageousc1485
profitly1485
beneficiala1513
advantageable1548
sanative1548
gainful1555
vantageable1570
vantageous?1572
gainy1573
comfortable1576
conducent1578
advantageous1591
bootful1594
availful1598
conducible?1611
commoditous1621
conducing1624
conduceful1635
proficuousa1642
proficaciousa1660
beneficenta1676
conducive1710
benefactory1744
benignant1791
sanatorya1832
beneficiary1836
c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 152 Ðysse wyrte wos ys swyðe fremful.
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 109 Ne bið naut his lare fremful.
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 149 Swich wop is fremful to wassende mide sinnes.
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 80 Me can todele þri manere guodes, guod worþssiplich, guod lostuoll, and guod uremuol.
Derivatives
ˈfremefully adv. profitably.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb] > to (one's) advantage
fremefullyc1200
to advantage1604
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 175 Wat it bitocneð..fremfulliche to understonden.
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