fultum

Latin

Participle

fultum

1. inflection of fultus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• fultum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fultum (“help, support, protection, reinforcements; army, forces”), see below.

Noun

fultum (plural fultums)

1. help, aid, succour, support, reinforcements

   Of me sal fultum ben ðe brogt. — The Middle English Genesis and Exodus, 1325

2. one who helps

   Nis hit naht ᵹedanfenlic þat þes man ane beo and nab nenne fultume, ac uton wircan him ᵹemace him to fultume and to froure. — Homilies, 1225

Derived terms

• fermfultum — tax, provisions-aid

Old English

Alternative forms

• fultēam, fultom

Etymology

From ful- +‎ tēam (“team”). Compare Old High German follaziohan (“to help, be at hand, support”), Middle Low German vultên (“to carry out, perform”), Dutch voltooien (“to complete, finish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈful.tum/, [ˈfuɫ.tum]

Noun

fultum m

1. help, support; protection, reinforcements
2. assistance
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"

     Nū syndon eahta hēafodmæġnu ðā magan oferswīðan þās foresǣdan dēoflu þurh drihtnes fultum.

     Now there are eight Chief Virtues, which may overcome these aforesaid devils, through the Lord's assistance.

3. army, forces

Declension

Declension of fultum (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fultum	fultumas
accusative	fultum	fultumas
genitive	fultumes	fultuma
dative	fultume	fultumum

Derived terms

• āþfultum m (“confirmation (confirmers) of an oath”)
• ċiriċfultum m (“support from the church”)
• feormfultum m (“tax, provisions-aid”)
• fultuman (“to aid, support”)
• fultum-
• fultumend, fultumiend m (“helper, fellow-worker”)
• fultumlēas (“without help, helpless”)
• ġefultuma m (“helper”)
• ġefultumian (“to help, assist, help to, supply”)
• ġefultumend m (“helper”)
• mæġenfultum m (“mighty help”)
• mannfultum m (“military force, reinforcements”)
• sċipfultum m (“naval aid, naval reinforcements”)
• sċrūdfultum m (“grant towards providing clothes”)
• tōfultumian, tōgefultumian (“to help, assist”)

References

• Fultom, in Glossary from Bright's Anglo-Saxon Reader.