meedfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːdf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈmidf(ə)l/

Forms: see meed n. and -ful suffix; also Scottish pre-1700 mediful (perhaps transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meed n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < meed n. + -ful suffix.

Now rare (archaic and literary).

1. Deserving of reward, meritorious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [adjective]

meedful1357

meritoryc1390

meritable?1400

premiablec1475

meritoriousa1513

meriting1605

meritful1660

J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 76 Thise [good works] til oure neghtebors er ful nedefull, And to tham that dos tham wondir medefull.

1465 Will of Nicholas Pickering in Paston Lett. (1904) IV. 178 It is merytory, nedefull, and medefull to bere witnesse of trought.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Comm. on Canticles (Univ. Oxf. 64) in Psalter (1884) 499 The froyte of goed werke & of medful meditacioun.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 318/1 Medefull, meritable.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 34^v True pitie is meedefull.

1866 G. H. Calvert Anyta 76 Activities more calm and wide And meedful by his breath are fed, and rights To duties high deported so allied.

2. Bestowing benefits or rewards, esp. of a spiritual nature.

ΚΠ

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) 219 Mean mundane these [sc. the celestial spheres], and just remedial spheres Meedful, preliminary, where meet, death passed, Men's spirits.

Derivatives

† meedfully adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [adverb]

meedfullyc1390

meritorilyc1443

meritoriouslyc1487

c1390 W. Hilton Mixed Life (Vernon) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 268 (MED) So schalt þou go from þat on to þat oþur meedfulli & folfille boþe.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 114 Medefulli plete wiþ men.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 276 It techyth how..þou schalt medefully mynystryn..þi temperall godys.

† meedfulness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [noun]

earningOE

meritc1230

meeda1387

ablenessa1425

meedfulness1530

meriting1549

desert1563

deservednessa1628

deservingness1631

meritoriousness1639

premiability1675

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 244/1 Medefulnesse, merite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meedful
释义	meedfuladj. Brit. /ˈmiːdf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈmidf(ə)l/ Forms: see meed n. and -ful suffix; also Scottish pre-1700 mediful (perhaps transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meed n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < meed n. + -ful suffix. Now rare (archaic and literary). 1. Deserving of reward, meritorious. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [adjective] meedful1357 meritoryc1390 meritable?1400 premiablec1475 meritoriousa1513 meriting1605 meritful1660 J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 76 Thise [good works] til oure neghtebors er ful nedefull, And to tham that dos tham wondir medefull. 1465 Will of Nicholas Pickering in Paston Lett. (1904) IV. 178 It is merytory, nedefull, and medefull to bere witnesse of trought. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Comm. on Canticles (Univ. Oxf. 64) in Psalter (1884) 499 The froyte of goed werke & of medful meditacioun. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 318/1 Medefull, meritable. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 34^v True pitie is meedefull. 1866 G. H. Calvert Anyta 76 Activities more calm and wide And meedful by his breath are fed, and rights To duties high deported so allied. 2. Bestowing benefits or rewards, esp. of a spiritual nature. ΚΠ 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) 219 Mean mundane these [sc. the celestial spheres], and just remedial spheres Meedful, preliminary, where meet, death passed, Men's spirits. Derivatives † meedfully adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [adverb] meedfullyc1390 meritorilyc1443 meritoriouslyc1487 c1390 W. Hilton Mixed Life (Vernon) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 268 (MED) So schalt þou go from þat on to þat oþur meedfulli & folfille boþe. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 114 Medefulli plete wiþ men. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 276 It techyth how..þou schalt medefully mynystryn..þi temperall godys. † meedfulness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [noun] earningOE meritc1230 meeda1387 ablenessa1425 meedfulness1530 meriting1549 desert1563 deservednessa1628 deservingness1631 meritoriousness1639 premiability1675 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 244/1 Medefulnesse, merite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1357
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