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synful

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English synful; equivalent to and sometimes remodelled after synne +‎ -ful, though the disyllabic form remains predominant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsin(ə)ful/, /ˈsɛn-/, /ˈsun-/

Adjective

synful (plural and weak singular synfulle)

  1. Sinful; having sinned, guilty of sin.
  2. Sinful; morally or religiously wrong.
  3. (Northern, rare) Relating to hell.
  4. (Early Middle English, rare) Unbaptised; lacking a baptism.
  5. (rare) Unlucky; ill-fortuned.

Descendants

  • English: sinful
  • Scots: sinfu

Noun

synful (plural synfulle)

  1. A sinful individual.

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From synn +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

Adjective

synful

  1. sinful
    • "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 9, verse 25
      And hē cwæð, Ġif hē synful is, þæt ic nāt; ān þing ic wāt, þæt ic wæs blind and þæt ic nū ġesēo.
      And he said, if he is sinful, which I don't know; one thing I know, that I was blind and that I now see.
  2. (substantive) a sinner

Declension

Descendants

References