fremful
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English fremful (“useful, profitable, beneficial, generous; effective”).
Adjective
fremful
- useful, profitable, beneficial, effective
- Þeos wyrt mandragora hys fremful. — Herbarium and Medicina de Quadrupedibus, circa 1150
- (The herb mandragon is effective.)
- Þeos wyrt mandragora hys fremful. — Herbarium and Medicina de Quadrupedibus, circa 1150
Related terms
- freme — benefit, profit, advantage, use
- fremen — to help (someone), to aid, advance, benefit, be profitable to, do good to
- fremfulliche — profitably
- fremfulnesse — beneficial nature, effectiveness
- fremsomness — beneficence
- fremung — effect, good or salutary effect
- fulfremed — fulfilled, accomplished; completed, perfected; complete, perfect.
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