单词 | steadful |
释义 | † steadfuladj. Scottish and northern. Obsolete. rare. Serviceable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] bricheeOE behovelyc950 bihevec975 nutOE behovingc1175 behovesomec1330 noteful1372 helpfulc1384 serviceablea1393 nait?a1425 meet?a1439 steadable1467 opportunea1475 utile?1483 of service1559 good1577 deservient1578 steadful1585 useful1596 servient1606 handy1616 utible1623 utilious1652 lucky1703 functional1808 utility1895 eufunctional1963 1585–6 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. IV. 52 The settling of a steidfull and continewing ordour of the ministeris stipendis. a1600 Floddan Field (1664) vii. 67 Yet they such stedful faiths did bear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † steadfulv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. (An etymological rendering of locupletāre to enrich.) ΚΠ a1300 E.E. Psalter lxiv. 10 Þou soght þe land, and dronkened it yhite; Þou mani-falded to stedful ite [L. multiplicasti locupletare]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1585v.a1300 |
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