fullen
English edit
Etymology edit
From full + -en (verbal suffix).
Verb edit
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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fullen
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From fulle (“fullness”) + -en. Compare Old English fullian (“to fill”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled)
Conjugation edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “fullen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Middle French fouler, from Old French fouler, foler, from Late Latin fullare.
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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 edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: full
References edit
- “fullen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Old English fullian, fulwian, from full- + *wīhan (later *wēon), from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fullen (third-person singular simple present fulleth, present participle fullende, fullynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fulled)
Conjugation edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: full (obsolete)
References edit
- “fulwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4 edit
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fullen
- Alternative form of fellen
Etymology 5 edit
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fullen
- Alternative form of fillen
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, see also Old Saxon fullian, Dutch vullen, Old English fyllan, Old Norse fylla, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).
Verb edit
fullen
- to fill
Conjugation edit
| 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 | |