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mainful

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From Middle English meinful, mainful, maynful; equivalent to main (“power, might”) + -ful.

adjective more mainful · most mainful

archaic, literary Powerful; mighty. […] And others, the rebellious cast down / Upon them : thus the mainful main was isled / From the disruption'd heaven ; but the Lord / Present commands his saints […]
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@misc{mainful_2026,
  title = {mainful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mainful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}