A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Lelful, appar. irreg. var. of Leful(l a. (permissible, lawful). —a1400 Leg. S. xxi. 688.
Oure lord, ȝarnand to here & se That til hyme nocht lelful suld be
