† mightfuladj.n.

Forms: see might n.¹ and -ful suffix; also Middle English migful.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: might n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < might n.¹ + -ful suffix; compare German machtvoll. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məi·tful) /ˈmaɪtfʊl/.

Obsolete (archaic and literary in later use).

A. adj.

1. Mighty, powerful; endowed with divine or kingly power; efficacious.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [adjective]

mightyeOE

craftyeOE

richeOE

strongeOE

wieldeOE

mainstrongOE

mightOE

keena1000

mightfullOE

mainfulc1225

reighc1225

starkc1275

boldc1300

fort13..

mightandc1350

strengthya1382

mightifula1400

bigc1400

powerfulc1450

puissant?c1450

mananta1500

mighteousa1500

potenta1500

potential?c1500

vailing1508

forcible1555

potentate1556

swingeing1567

powerable1580

strong-handed1598

strengthful1604

hogen mogen1648

powerlike1657

pollent1660

hogana1672

swayful1767

reverend1826

oomphy1955

kick-ass1977

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective]

frameeOE

goodeOE

mightyOE

vailanta1325

sicker1338

mightful1340

suffisant1340

virtuousa1387

effectivea1398

effectuala1398

worthya1398

availingc1420

effectuous?a1425

operant?a1425

substantialc1449

virtual?a1475

substantious1483

available1502

efficacious1528

energial1528

working1532

operatory1551

operatoriousa1555

stately1567

feckful1568

efficace?1572

shifty1585

operative1590

instrumental1601

efficable1607

speeding1612

effectuating1615

officious1618

availsome1619

prevailable1624

valid1651

perficient1659

affectuous1664

implemental1676

virtual1760

efficient1787

sufficient1831

slick1833

roadworthy1837

practician1863

positive1903

performant1977

lOE St. Margaret (Corpus Cambr.) (1994) 158 Ac, earme þeode, gelefað get on minum Gode, and for he is strang and mihtful.

a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 125 (MED) But-gif þu help us, mitteful may, wit þi sunes grace.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 100 He ðe it made is migtful and wis.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 237 Vor þe sacrement..is naȝt..lesse miȝtuol uor to halȝy ham.

1420 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 47 (MED) I bequeth my soule into the mercy off mythfull Ihesu.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. iv. 24 Hecate..Mychtful in hevin and dym dungeon of hell.

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie i. 55 Musicke..is so mightfull, that it preuayleth in the taming of beastes.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iv. 5 The mightfull Gods.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 396 The michtfull maker of the sone and mone.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 6 Far liever had I..watch his mightful hand striking great blows At caitiffs.

1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 58 Not with blasts of mightful preaching.

1903 E. Fawcett Voices & Visions 163 Though mightful be the warrior's pluck or grit, The widow's heartbreak may outmeasure it.

2. Of actions: proceeding from arbitrary power.

ΚΠ

1895 Tablet 25 May 804 These mightful assaults by the State on the Church.

B. n.

A powerful person. With plural agreement: those people who are powerful. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun] > powerful person or body > powerful person

mightfula1325

mightya1382

potestatec1384

mightanda1400

potentatec1475

potent1568

leviathan1606

grandeur1632

strongman1764

huzoor1776

hegemon1829

prince1841

boyar1846

power-holder1854

baron1876

overlord1908

ayatollah1979

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3755 Two migtful he hauen taken..On Dathan, an-oðer Abiron.

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) i. 119 (MED) Sharpe arwen of þe miȝtful [L. potentis].

c1440 (?a1375) Abbey Holy Ghost (Thornton) in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 55 (MED) A myghtfull was þat men callede Nabogodhonosore.

Derivatives

mightfulness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun]

i-waldeOE

armOE

craftOE

mightOE

poustiea1275

mound?a1300

powerc1300

force1303

mighta1325

wielda1325

mightiheada1382

mightinessc1390

mightheada1400

mightinga1400

puissance1420

mightfulnessa1425

vallente1475

potence1483

state1488

potencya1500

potestation?c1500

potent1512

puissantness1552

sinew1560

puissancy1562

potentness1581

powerableness1591

powerfulnessc1595

potestatea1600

pollency1623

potentiality1627

potentialness1668

poust1827

mana1843

magnum force1977

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 754 If in myghtfulnes four scor yhere falle, Mare es þair swynk and sorow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	mightful
释义	† mightfuladj.n. Forms: see might n.¹ and -ful suffix; also Middle English migful. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: might n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < might n.¹ + -ful suffix; compare German machtvoll. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məi·tful) /ˈmaɪtfʊl/. Obsolete (archaic and literary in later use). A. adj. 1. Mighty, powerful; endowed with divine or kingly power; efficacious. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] mightyeOE craftyeOE richeOE strongeOE wieldeOE mainstrongOE mightOE keena1000 mightfullOE mainfulc1225 reighc1225 starkc1275 boldc1300 fort13.. mightandc1350 strengthya1382 mightifula1400 bigc1400 powerfulc1450 puissant?c1450 mananta1500 mighteousa1500 potenta1500 potential?c1500 vailing1508 forcible1555 potentate1556 swingeing1567 powerable1580 strong-handed1598 strengthful1604 hogen mogen1648 powerlike1657 pollent1660 hogana1672 swayful1767 reverend1826 oomphy1955 kick-ass1977 the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] frameeOE goodeOE mightyOE vailanta1325 sicker1338 mightful1340 suffisant1340 virtuousa1387 effectivea1398 effectuala1398 worthya1398 availingc1420 effectuous?a1425 operant?a1425 substantialc1449 virtual?a1475 substantious1483 available1502 efficacious1528 energial1528 working1532 operatory1551 operatoriousa1555 stately1567 feckful1568 efficace?1572 shifty1585 operative1590 instrumental1601 efficable1607 speeding1612 effectuating1615 officious1618 availsome1619 prevailable1624 valid1651 perficient1659 affectuous1664 implemental1676 virtual1760 efficient1787 sufficient1831 slick1833 roadworthy1837 practician1863 positive1903 performant1977 lOE St. Margaret (Corpus Cambr.) (1994) 158 Ac, earme þeode, gelefað get on minum Gode, and for he is strang and mihtful. a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 125 (MED) But-gif þu help us, mitteful may, wit þi sunes grace. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 100 He ðe it made is migtful and wis. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 237 Vor þe sacrement..is naȝt..lesse miȝtuol uor to halȝy ham. 1420 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 47 (MED) I bequeth my soule into the mercy off mythfull Ihesu. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. iv. 24 Hecate..Mychtful in hevin and dym dungeon of hell. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie i. 55 Musicke..is so mightfull, that it preuayleth in the taming of beastes. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iv. 5 The mightfull Gods. View more context for this quotation a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 396 The michtfull maker of the sone and mone. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 6 Far liever had I..watch his mightful hand striking great blows At caitiffs. 1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 58 Not with blasts of mightful preaching. 1903 E. Fawcett Voices & Visions 163 Though mightful be the warrior's pluck or grit, The widow's heartbreak may outmeasure it. 2. Of actions: proceeding from arbitrary power. ΚΠ 1895 Tablet 25 May 804 These mightful assaults by the State on the Church. B. n. A powerful person. With plural agreement: those people who are powerful. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] > powerful person or body > powerful person mightfula1325 mightya1382 potestatec1384 mightanda1400 potentatec1475 potent1568 leviathan1606 grandeur1632 strongman1764 huzoor1776 hegemon1829 prince1841 boyar1846 power-holder1854 baron1876 overlord1908 ayatollah1979 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3755 Two migtful he hauen taken..On Dathan, an-oðer Abiron. c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) i. 119 (MED) Sharpe arwen of þe miȝtful [L. potentis]. c1440 (?a1375) Abbey Holy Ghost (Thornton) in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 55 (MED) A myghtfull was þat men callede Nabogodhonosore. Derivatives mightfulness n. rare ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] i-waldeOE armOE craftOE mightOE poustiea1275 mound?a1300 powerc1300 force1303 mighta1325 wielda1325 mightiheada1382 mightinessc1390 mightheada1400 mightinga1400 puissance1420 mightfulnessa1425 vallente1475 potence1483 state1488 potencya1500 potestation?c1500 potent1512 puissantness1552 sinew1560 puissancy1562 potentness1581 powerableness1591 powerfulnessc1595 potestatea1600 pollency1623 potentiality1627 potentialness1668 poust1827 mana1843 magnum force1977 a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 754 If in myghtfulnes four scor yhere falle, Mare es þair swynk and sorow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.lOE
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