laweful

Middle English

Alternative forms

lawefull, lawful, lawfull, laghful, laghfull, laful, lafull, laughfull, lawefful

Etymology

From lawe +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)ful/

Adjective

laweful (inflected form lawefulle)

Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system.
Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code.
Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded.
Following or respecting the local laws.
Respectable; highly accepted by society.
(rare) Usual, traditional, normal.
(rare) Allowed, accepted, permitted.

Descendants

English: lawful
Scots: lawfu

References

“laueful (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.

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