fullen
English
Etymology
From full + -en (verbal suffix).
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.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fullijaną, whence also Old Saxon fullian, Dutch vullen, Old English fyllan, Old Norse fylla, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).
Verb
fullen
- 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 |
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