fullen
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English
Etymology
Verb
fullen (third-person singular simple present fullens, present participle fullening, simple past and past participle fullened)
- (transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become full
- 1984, Womanspirit - Issue 39, page 11:
- That red day, the girl fades into the fullening form of maiden.
- 2012, William Martin, Cape Cod:
- Then she took off the bodice that encased her upper body and the bum roll that fullened her hips.
- 2016, Adina Araptai, Reaching: Whatever It Will Take:
- Under the tree where they are seated, normally called the lovers court because couples tend to frequent it, students start flocking the place fullening it.
Catalan
Verb
fullen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From fulle (“fullness”) + -en. Compare Old English fullian (“to fill”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled)
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) fullen, fulle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | fulle | fulled | |
| 2nd-person singular | fullest | fulledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | fulleth | fulled | |
| subjunctive singular | fulle | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | fullen, fulle | fulleden, fullede | |
| imperative plural | fulleth, fulle | — | |
| participles | fullynge, fullende | fulled, yfulled | |
Conjugation of fullen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “fullen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French fouler, from Old French fouler, foler, from Late Latin fullare.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled) (Late Middle English)
- To full or beat (cloth).
- Synonym: walken
- (by extension, rare) To stomp or push.
- (figurative, rare) To overcome or crush.
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) fullen, fulle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | fulle | fulled | |
| 2nd-person singular | fullest | fulledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | fulleth | fulled | |
| subjunctive singular | fulle | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | fullen, fulle | fulleden, fullede | |
| imperative plural | fulleth, fulle | — | |
| participles | fullynge, fullende | fulled, yfulled | |
Conjugation of fullen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: full
References
- “fullen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old English fullian, fulwian, from full- + *wīhan (later *wēon), from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled)
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) fullen, fulle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | fulle | fulled | |
| 2nd-person singular | fullest | fulledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | fulleth | fulled | |
| subjunctive singular | fulle | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | fullen, fulle | fulleden, fullede | |
| imperative plural | fulleth, fulle | — | |
| participles | fullynge, fullende | fulled, yfulled | |
Conjugation of fullen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: full (obsolete)
References
- “fulwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4
Verb
fullen
- Alternative form of fellen
Etymology 5
Verb
fullen
- Alternative form of fillen
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, see also Old Saxon fullian, Dutch vullen, Old English fyllan, Old Norse fylla, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).
Verb
fullen
- to fill
Conjugation
| infinitive | fullen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fullu | fulta |
| 2nd person singular | fullis, fullist | fultōs, fulltōst |
| 3rd person singular | fullit | fulta |
| 1st person plural | fullem, fullemēs | fultum, fultumēs |
| 2nd person plural | fullet | fultut |
| 3rd person plural | fullent | fultun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fulle | fulti |
| 2nd person singular | fullēs, fullēst | fultīs, fultīst |
| 3rd person singular | fulle | fulti |
| 1st person plural | fullēm, fullēn, fullemēs | fultīm, fultīn, fultīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | fullēt | fultīt |
| 3rd person plural | fullēn | fultīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | fulli | |
| plural | fullet | |
| participle | present | past |
| fullenti | gifult | |
Conjugation of fullen (weak class 1)
Related terms
Descendants
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