almsfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmzf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈɑ(l)mzf(ə)l/

Forms: see alms n. and -ful suffix.

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

Etymology: < alms n. + -ful suffix.

Now rare (literary in later use).

Liberal or generous in almsgiving; charitable; (in early use sometimes more generally) †compassionate, merciful (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > charitable

almsfulOE

charitous1340

charitable?a1400

eleemosynarya1640

caritative1884

OE Wulfstan Institutes of Polity: De Ecclesiasticis Gradibus (Junius) (1959) 241 Utan beon ælmesfulle and rumheorte wið Godes þearfan.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9931 Mec. & milde. & allmessfull.

a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 143 Þe richtwise men,..þe þolemode, þe elmesfulle..sculen beon icleoped on þe fader riht halue.

c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 1674 Gode men beoth and almesful.

a1325 (c1280) Southern Passion (Pepys 2344) (1927) l. 739 (MED) Almesfol dede hit is to burye men þat beoþ dede.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. l. 48 Þat ich were wel holy and wel almesful.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 335 Goostli almysful preestis.

a1450 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 46 (MED) Turne towarde trespassours thin almesful eye.

1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles x. 429 The spirite of regeneration, which brought forth in him..the desire to be almesfull.

1859 H. Coleridge Glossarial Index Printed Eng. Lit. 13th Cent. 3 (citing Life of Beket) Almsful.]

1873 G. Egremont Poems & Songs 45 A pure, warm-hearted woman, blamelessly She liv'd her noble life; her almsful soul No truce of giving knew; she made the days Happier for all.

1975 Q. Rev. Lit. 19 20 She..saw enough..to..produce a purse from a fold of her grey-silk muff, for her little heart is almsful and compassionate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	almsful
释义	almsfuladj. Brit. /ˈɑːmzf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈɑ(l)mzf(ə)l/ Forms: see alms n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alms n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < alms n. + -ful suffix. Now rare (literary in later use). Liberal or generous in almsgiving; charitable; (in early use sometimes more generally) †compassionate, merciful (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > charitable almsfulOE charitous1340 charitable?a1400 eleemosynarya1640 caritative1884 OE Wulfstan Institutes of Polity: De Ecclesiasticis Gradibus (Junius) (1959) 241 Utan beon ælmesfulle and rumheorte wið Godes þearfan. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9931 Mec. & milde. & allmessfull. a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 143 Þe richtwise men,..þe þolemode, þe elmesfulle..sculen beon icleoped on þe fader riht halue. c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 1674 Gode men beoth and almesful. a1325 (c1280) Southern Passion (Pepys 2344) (1927) l. 739 (MED) Almesfol dede hit is to burye men þat beoþ dede. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. l. 48 Þat ich were wel holy and wel almesful. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 335 Goostli almysful preestis. a1450 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 46 (MED) Turne towarde trespassours thin almesful eye. 1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles x. 429 The spirite of regeneration, which brought forth in him..the desire to be almesfull. 1859 H. Coleridge Glossarial Index Printed Eng. Lit. 13th Cent. 3 (citing Life of Beket) Almsful.] 1873 G. Egremont Poems & Songs 45 A pure, warm-hearted woman, blamelessly She liv'd her noble life; her almsful soul No truce of giving knew; she made the days Happier for all. 1975 Q. Rev. Lit. 19 20 She..saw enough..to..produce a purse from a fold of her grey-silk muff, for her little heart is almsful and compassionate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.OE
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