truefuladj.

Brit.

/ˈtruːf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈtruf(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English treuful, Middle English truful.

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

Etymology: < true n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier true adj.

Loyal, faithful. Also: honest, candid. Cf. truthful adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective]

holdc893

trueOE

leala1300

truefula1350

faithfula1375

true-hearted1465

liege1478

well-wishing1548

allegiant1556

vowed1560

lewtifull1563

whole-chested1576

devotious1583

devote1597

loyal-hearted1599

devoted1600

resolved1600

real1639

fidelious1650

liegeful1872

a1350 in K. Böddeker Altengl. Dichtungen (1878) 203 (MED) Iesu..mi soule haþ gret neode of þi god; tak hire treufole ant þolemod, ant ful hire of þi loue blod.

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 74 Truful [read truful lufe; L. uerus amor] in mynde is risyn.

1793 ‘Mr. Shandy’ Sentimental Journey II. 133 I could not help classing him with the necessitous travellers: his night-gown and slippers bore trueful symptoms.

1813 A. S. de Peyster Misc. 18 ‘Hope travels on, nor quits us when we die,’ Said Twick'nam's trueful bard, and so said I.

1869 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 616/2 The music and dances that fill the piece..are charmingly light, airy, and trueful.

1905 Jrnl. (N.Y.) May 32/2 If..some brother don't take this matter up and place a trueful review of our struggles upward.

1997 S. M. Cordor in C. R. Larson Under Afr. Skies (1998) 185 You know we come from the Lorma tribe and our people believe in being honest and trueful.

Derivatives

† truefully adv. Obsolete loyally; honestly.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adverb]

tristilyc1330

traistlya1340

faithlyc1350

faithfullya1400

fayfully?a1400

trothlya1400

truefullya1400

trustilya1450

trustworthily1827

reliably1846

trustedly1856

dependably1862

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20628 All..þat þe seruis treu fulli [Fairf. trufully].

1867 H. T. Craven Meg's Diversion i. 30 I'll put the question to you again, and then say truefully and fearlessly whether you love me as a husband should be loved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trueful
释义	truefuladj. Brit. /ˈtruːf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈtruf(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English treuful, Middle English truful. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: true n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < true n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier true adj. Loyal, faithful. Also: honest, candid. Cf. truthful adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective] holdc893 trueOE leala1300 truefula1350 faithfula1375 true-hearted1465 liege1478 well-wishing1548 allegiant1556 vowed1560 lewtifull1563 whole-chested1576 devotious1583 devote1597 loyal-hearted1599 devoted1600 resolved1600 real1639 fidelious1650 liegeful1872 a1350 in K. Böddeker Altengl. Dichtungen (1878) 203 (MED) Iesu..mi soule haþ gret neode of þi god; tak hire treufole ant þolemod, ant ful hire of þi loue blod. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 74 Truful [read truful lufe; L. uerus amor] in mynde is risyn. 1793 ‘Mr. Shandy’ Sentimental Journey II. 133 I could not help classing him with the necessitous travellers: his night-gown and slippers bore trueful symptoms. 1813 A. S. de Peyster Misc. 18 ‘Hope travels on, nor quits us when we die,’ Said Twick'nam's trueful bard, and so said I. 1869 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 616/2 The music and dances that fill the piece..are charmingly light, airy, and trueful. 1905 Jrnl. (N.Y.) May 32/2 If..some brother don't take this matter up and place a trueful review of our struggles upward. 1997 S. M. Cordor in C. R. Larson Under Afr. Skies (1998) 185 You know we come from the Lorma tribe and our people believe in being honest and trueful. Derivatives † truefully adv. Obsolete loyally; honestly. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adverb] tristilyc1330 traistlya1340 faithlyc1350 faithfullya1400 fayfully?a1400 trothlya1400 truefullya1400 trustilya1450 trustworthily1827 reliably1846 trustedly1856 dependably1862 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20628 All..þat þe seruis treu fulli [Fairf. trufully]. 1867 H. T. Craven Meg's Diversion i. 30 I'll put the question to you again, and then say truefully and fearlessly whether you love me as a husband should be loved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1350
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