† beswinkfuladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Toilsome.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome
soreOE
workfulOE
hardOE
torc1175
beswinkfulc1230
heavya1325
sweatyc1374
travailousa1382
laboriousa1393
laborousc1405
winful1443
painfulc1480
toilous1530
operousa1538
drudging1548
travailsome1549
laboursome1551
moilingc1566
toilsome?1570
toilful1573
sweating1592
insudate1609
sweatfula1618
moliminous1656
operose1659
swinking1693
schleppy1978
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 98 Gað nu þenne gleadluker bi stronge wei & biswincful toward þe muchele feaste of heouene.
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adj.c1230- whennest
- whens
- whethenward
- whether
- whether for a penny
- whether he etc will or nill
- whether he will or nill
- whether is whether
- whether one sits, walks, or stands
- whether or no
- whether or not
- whether unker
- whethered
- whetherever
- whethering
- whetheror
- whetherso
- whethersoever
- whethersum
- whetherthe
- whetheryea or nay
- whetheryea or no
- whether——or no
- whets
- whetsaw