Etymology of the English suffix -ful

Derivations in English

bashful, armful, artful, baneful, basketful, beautiful, bellyful, bottleful, bountiful, bowlful, boxful, brimful, bucketful, canful, capful, carful, chanceful, changeful, characterful, closetful, colorful, dareful, delightful, dessertspoonful, direful, disdainful, disgraceful, disgustful, distasteful, distressful, distrustful, doomful, drawerful, dutiful, earful, effortful, eyeful, fanciful, fateful, fistful, fitful, flavorful, forceful, forethoughtful, formful, fretful, gainful, gleeful, heedful, hopeful, hurtful, insightful, jarful, jugful, lapful, meaningful, mistrustful, museful, neglectful, pailful, pipeful, pitcherful, plateful, pocketful, prayerful, purposeful, pushful, regardful, regretful, reposeful, reproachful, resentful, resourceful, respectful, revengeful, roomful, sackful, scoopful, senseful, shelfful, shopful, shovelful, sighful, skepful, skinful, snootful, soulful, spadeful, spleenful, stickful, stressful, successful, tableful, tablespoonful, tactful, tankful, tasteful, teaspoonful, thimbleful, toilful, trunkful, trustful, truthful, tuneful, useful, wailful, wakeful, watchful, wineglassful, wishful, wrackful, wreckful, yawnful, youthful, zestful, bagful, barrelful, blameful, dishful, forgetful, frightful, fruitful, guileful, helpful, ireful, joyful, manful, masterful, merciful, mirthful, needful, painful, proudful, restful, ruthful, scornful, skillful, slothful, songful, thoughtful, wasteful, woeful, worshipful, wrathful, wrongful, bushelful, graceful, handful, plentiful, spiteful, weariful, blissful, awful, baleful, boastful, careful, chargeful, cupful, deathful, despiteful, doleful, doubtful, dreadful, easeful, faithful, fearful, ghastful, glassful, harmful, healthful, houseful, ladleful, lawful, lifeful, mouthful, peaceful, playful, potful, powerful, rightful, rueful, shameful, sinful, sorrowful, spoonful, thankful, willful, worthful

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Word found in Modern English