fullen
English
Etymology
From full + -en (verbal suffix).
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.
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Middle English
Etymology 1
From fulle (“fullness”) + -en. Compare Old English fullian (“to fill”).
Alternative forms
- fulle, fullyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfulən/
Verb
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled)
- To fill; to make full.
- (rare) To become full.
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 | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: full
- Scots: full, fou, foo
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
- full, fulle, fullyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfulən/
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 | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- fullere
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
- folewen, follen, folowen, fully, fulwen, vollen, vullen
- fulhen, vulȝen (early)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈful(w)ən/, /ˈfuliən/, /ˈfuliu̯ən/, /ˈfulɔu̯ən/
Verb
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled)
- To baptise or christen; to perform baptism.
- Synonyms: baptisen, cristenen
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 | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- fulloght
Descendants
- English: full (obsolete)
References
- “fulwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
fullen
- Alternative form of fellen
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 | fultos |
| 3rd person singular | fullit | fulta |
| 1st person plural | fullem, fullemes | fultum, fultumes |
| 2nd person plural | fullet | fultut |
| 3rd person plural | fullent | fultun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fulle | fulti |
| 2nd person singular | fulles | fultis |
| 3rd person singular | fulle | fulti |
| 1st person plural | fullem, fullemes | fultim, fultimes |
| 2nd person plural | fullet | fultit |
| 3rd person plural | fullen | fultin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | fulli | |
| plural | fullet | |
| participle | present | past |
| fullenti | gifult | |
Related terms
- foll
Descendants
- Middle High German: vüllen
- Cimbrian: vüllan, büllan
- German: füllen
- Luxembourgish: fëllen