fulfillen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ffol-ffulle, folfulle, fulfil, fulfill, fulfille, fulfulle, fulfyl, fulfyll, fulfylle, fullefille, fullfill
• fulvullen, volvulle (Southern)
• volvelle (Kent)

Etymology

From Old English fullfyllan; equivalent to ful- +‎ fillen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fulˈfɛlən/, /fulˈfilən/, /fulˈfulən/

Verb

fulfillen (third-person singular simple present fulfilleth, present participle fulfillynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative fulfilde, past participle fulfild)

1. To perform or do (a deed):
   1. To fulfil a task or duty.
   2. To fulfil a prophecy or prediction.
2. To fill; to make something full:
   1. (figuratively) To suffuse or instill; to fill with.
   2. To satisfy; to make happy or satiated.
3. To finish or end; to become or make complete:
   1. (of time) To pass or end.
   2. (rare, of people) To live (for a specified time)
4. To replace or supply; to be substituted for.
5. To be full of; to spread throughout.
6. (rare) To hold a position.
7. (rare) To cause or accomplish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fulfillen (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) fulfillen, fulfille
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fulfille	fulfilled, fulfilde
2nd-person singular	fulfillest	fulfilledest, fulfildest
3rd-person singular	fulfilleth	fulfilled, fulfilde
subjunctive singular	fulfille
imperative singular		—
plural1	fulfillen, fulfille	fulfilleden, fulfillede, fulfilden, fulfilde
imperative plural	fulfilleth, fulfille	—
participles	fulfillynge, fulfillende	fulfilled, fulfild

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: fulfill, fulfil

References

• “fulfillen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.