fullen

See also: Fullen, füllen, and Füllen

English

Etymology

From full +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Verb

fullen (third-person singular simple present fullens, present participle fullening, simple past and past participle fullened)

1. (ambitransitive, 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

Verb

fullen

1. third-person plural present indicative of fullar

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fulle (“fullness”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). 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)

1. To fill; to make full.
2. (rare) To become full.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fullen (weak in -ed)

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

¹ Sometimes 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)

1. To full or beat (cloth).

   Synonym: walken

2. (by extension, rare) To stomp or push.
3. (figurative, rare) To overcome or crush.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fullen (weak in -ed)

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

¹ Sometimes 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 Middle English)

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)

1. To baptise or christen; to perform baptism.

   Synonyms: baptisen, cristenen

Conjugation

Conjugation of fullen (weak in -ed)

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

¹ Sometimes 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.

Etymology 4

Verb

fullen

1. alternative form of fellen

Etymology 5

Verb

fullen

1. 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

1. to fill

Conjugation

Conjugation of fullen (weak class 1)

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

Related terms

• foll

Descendants

• Middle High German: vüllen
  • Bavarian: fuin, fülln, fün
  • Cimbrian: vüllan, büllan (Mezzaselva)
  • German: füllen
  • Luxembourgish: fëllen