fullen
English
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
Middle English
Etymology 1
From fulle (“fullness”) + -en. Compare Old English fullian (“to fill”).
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)
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) fullen, fulle | ||
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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.
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.
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)
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
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
- 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)
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
Descendants
- English: full (obsolete)
References
- “fulwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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).
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 |