synful
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)
- Sinful; having sinned, guilty of sin.
- Sinful; morally or religiously wrong.
- (Northern, rare) Relating to hell.
- (Early Middle English, rare) Unbaptised; lacking a baptism.
- (rare) Unlucky; ill-fortuned.
Descendants
- English: sinful
- Scots: sinfu
References
- “sinful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
Alternative forms
- synnful, synfull
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsyn.ful/
Declension
Declension of synful — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | synful | synful | synful |
| Accusative | synfulne | synfulle | synful |
| Genitive | synfulles | synfulre | synfulles |
| Dative | synfullum | synfulre | synfullum |
| Instrumental | synfulle | synfulre | synfulle |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | synfulle | synfulla, synfulle | synful |
| Accusative | synfulle | synfulla, synfulle | synful |
| Genitive | synfulra | synfulra | synfulra |
| Dative | synfullum | synfullum | synfullum |
| Instrumental | synfullum | synfullum | synfullum |
Declension of synful — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | synfulla | synfulle | synfulle |
| Accusative | synfullan | synfullan | synfulle |
| Genitive | synfullan | synfullan | synfullan |
| Dative | synfullan | synfullan | synfullan |
| Instrumental | synfullan | synfullan | synfullan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | synfullan | synfullan | synfullan |
| Accusative | synfullan | synfullan | synfullan |
| Genitive | synfulra, synfullena | synfulra, synfullena | synfulra, synfullena |
| Dative | synfullum | synfullum | synfullum |
| Instrumental | synfullum | synfullum | synfullum |
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “synfull”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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