bretful

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bratful, bredful, bredfull, bred full, brede-ful, brerdfull, breteful, bret ful, bret-ful, bret full, bret-full, brett-full, brurdful === Etymology === From brerd +‎ -ful, calquing Old Norse *breddfullr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrɛtful/, /ˈbrɛːtful/ === Adjective === bretful brimful (totally filled) 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 688-9. entirely covered ==== References ==== “bred-ful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “brērdful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.