† wlonkfuladj.

Etymology: < Old English wlonc pride + -ful suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

= wlonk adj.

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

wlonkOE

clear1362

wlonkfulc1400

royalc1425

imperial?1435

magnificousa1474

splendidious?a1475

triumphant1494

glorious1622

aureate1625

candid1648

splendid1653

magnifico1654

magnificent1664

dazzling1749

splendiferous1827

angeliferous1837

million-dollar1854

purple1894

colossal1895

(like) a million dollars (also bucks)1911

swell1926

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective]

wlonkOE

kine-wurtheOE

reala1325

rialc1330

royalc1400

wlonkfulc1400

statelyc1415

pompousc1425

imperial?1435

pontificalc1440

sumptuous1472

magnific1490

magnificenta1530

statelike1534

pompatic1535

magnificala1538

princely1539

portly1548

regal1561

queen-like?1571

haughty1585

portlike1587

Minerva-like1598

lustrous1605

pompatical1610

pontificial1613

commandinga1616

pompal1616

grand1622

splendid1624

pontifician1629

regifical1656

queenly1791

presidential1804

angeliferous1837

slashing1854

sultanesque1862

pageanted1902

c1400 Sege Jerus. 394 In partyis four Of þis wlonfulle [v.r. wankille] worde.

Derivatives

ˈwlonkhede n.

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the mind > emotion > pride > [noun]

moodinessOE

overmoodOE

prideOE

proudnessOE

moodilaikc1175

wlonknessc1175

wlonkhedea1250

hancenhede1303

stoutness1398

prouda1500

spirit of eminence1595

pridefulnessa1625

stouting1630

starch1859

a1250 Owl & Night. (Jesus Oxf.) 1400 Þar fleys drahþ nv men to drunkenesse & to wlonkhede & to golnesse.

† ˈwlonkness n. Obsolete pride.

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