† grurefuladj.
Awful, terrible.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [adjective]
grureful?c1225
fearful1340
ferdfulc1380
awfula1400
grisleda1400
gruesome1570
awesome1578
tremend1581
awed1591
tremendous1632
mystic1842
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being awesome > [adjective]
awfulc1175
grureful?c1225
fearful1340
ferdfulc1380
grisleda1400
dread1420
dreaded1556
tremblable1560
gruesome1570
awesome1578
tremend1581
awing1589
tremendous1632
aweda1656
awous?1675
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 226 Þet grisliche word grureful oueralle. Ite Maledicti in ignem eternum.
a1240 Wohunge in Cott. Hom. 271 Hwuch of ham [deueles] swa is lest laðeliche and grureful?
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adverb]
dreadlyc1175
eislichec1175
grimlyc1175
ungainlya1200
awly?c1225
grurefulliche?c1225
fiendlyc1275
dreadfullya1400
felly?c1400
awfully1487
terrible1490
terriblya1500
fearingly1556
direly1610
dismally1653
dreadful1682
formidably1685
terrifyingly1767
direfully1775
terrifically1778
terrificly1791
appallingly1825
turble1893
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 238 Hu grurefulliche god seolf þrat þe. þurch naum þe prophete.
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adj.?c1225