adj. Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus :-- Heó wundrade hú he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever be saturated with prudence, Elen. Kmbl. 1916; El. 960. Getreówe, oððe geleáfful fĭdēlis, Wrt. Voc. 74, 27. Cyrce, oððe geleáfful gaderung a church or faithful gathering; ecclēsia, 80, 72. Wyrd gescreáf ðæt he, swá geleáfful, weorþan sceolde Criste gecwéme fortune ordained that he, so full of faith, should become accepted of Christ, Elen. Kmbl. 2093; El. 1048. Ne geleáffulle gecwéme synd on cýðnesse his nec habĭti sunt in testāmento ejus, Ps. Spl. 77, 41. On geleáffullum bócum in holy books, Ælfc. T. 13, 22. Ealle ping synd ðam geleáffullum acumendlíce omnia sunt possĭbĭlia crēdenti, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 26. Ofer geleáffulle eorþbúgende super fĭdēles terræ, Ps. Th. l00, 6. Ða beorhtan steorran getácniaþ ða geleáffullan on Godes gelaðunge the bright stars betoken the faithful in God's church, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 4; Lchdm. iii. 238, 4. ge-leafful