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FULL

  • noun [ feminine ]
  • adjective
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Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §37; §108; §159; §242; §259; §276; §295; §343; §426; §557; §620; §629; §650;
FULL, filled, complete, entire; plēnus, sătiātus, confertus, intĕger
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  • Ðæt se weorþig full sǽte

    that the street was [lit. sat] full,

    • Bd. 3, 6
    • ;
    • S. 528, 18.
  • Be-yrnþ se móna hwíltídum ðonne he full byþ on ðære sceade ufeweardre

    the moon, when it is full, sometimes enters into the upper part of the shadow,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 5, 14, 20
    • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 240, 22
    • ;
    • 242, 1.
  • He wæs full cyng ofer eall Engla land

    he was complete king over all England,

    • Chr. 1036
    • ;
    • Erl. 165, 10.
  • Mildheortnysse Drihtnes full is eorþe

    misericordia Dŏmĭni plēna est terra,

    • Ps. Spl. 32, 5: Exon. 8 b
    • ;
    • Th. 4, 24
    • ;
    • Cri. 57: Cd. 18
    • ;
    • Th. 21, 33
    • ;
    • Gen. 333: Beo. Th. 4816
    • ;
    • B. 2412: Ps. Th. 140, 1: Salm. Kmbl. 63
    • ;
    • Sal. 32.
  • Ðes fulla mann

    hic sătur,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 8
    • ;
    • Som. 7, 26.
  • Mín fulla freónd

    my full friend,

    • Th. Diplm. A.D. 972
    • ;
    • 524, 35.
  • Se fulla móna

    the full moon,

    • Bt. 39, 3
    • ;
    • Fox 214, 29.
  • Hwá is ðæt ne wundrige fulles mónan

    who is there that wonders not at the full moon?

    • Bt. Met. Fox 28, 81
    • ;
    • Met. 28, 41.
  • Hí gebrohton hie on fullum fleáme

    they put them to full flight,

    • Chr. 917
    • ;
    • Erl. 102, 18.
  • On fullum mónan

    at full moon,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 15, 13
    • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 268, 10.
  • He gewende súþweard mid fulre fyrde

    he went southward with the entire army,

    • Chr. 1013
    • ;
    • Erl. 148, 4: 1014
    • ;
    • Erl. 151, 4, 22: 1022
    • ;
    • Erl. 161, 35.
  • Be fulian

    abundanter,

    • Ps. Th. 30, 27: Past. pref
    • ;
    • Hat. MS.
  • Man ðá fullne [fulne, Erl. 150, 32], freóndscipe gefæstnode

    they then confirmed full friendship,

    • Chr. 1014
    • ;
    • Erl. 150, 14: 1052
    • ;
    • Erl. 187, 23: 1013
    • ;
    • Erl. 148, 19, 36: Bt. Met. Fox 21, 15
    • ;
    • Met. 21, 8.
  • Sceolon ðone ryhtan dóm ǽnne geæfnan, egsan fulne

    they shall suffer the one righteous doom, full of terror,

    • Exon. 28 a
    • ;
    • Th. 84, 8
    • ;
    • Cri. 1370.
  • Háteþ ðonne heáhcyning helle betýnan, fýres fulle

    then the mighty king shall command [them] to close hell, full of fire,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 349
    • ;
    • Sal. 174.
  • He geseah unrihte eorþan fulle

    he saw the earth filled with unrighteousness,

    • Cd. 64
    • ;
    • Th. 78, 13
    • ;
    • Gen. 1292.
  • Moises hét nyman ðæt gemetfæt full, and settan befóran Drihtne

    Moses commanded [them] to take the measure full, and to set [it] before the Lord,

    • Ex. 16, 33.
  • Gód gemet, and full hig syllaþ on eówerne bearm

    mensūram bŏnam, et confertam dăbunt in sĭnum vestrum,

    • Lk. Bos. 6, 38.
  • Beád ðá Swegen full gild

    Sweyn then commanded full tribute,

    • Chr. 1013
    • ;
    • Erl. 149, 2.
  • Gif hí fulle ne beóþ

    si non fuĕrint satŭrāti,

    • Ps. Th. 58, 15: Ps. Spl. 143, 16.
  • Hig fyldon twelf wylian fulle ðæra brytsena

    they filled twelve baskets full of the fragments,

    • Jn. Bos. 6, 13.
  • Ðár hig wǽron seofon dagas fulle

    they were there seven full days,

    • Gen. 50, 10.
  • Of ðære tíde, Paulinus, syx geár fulle, on ðære mǽgþe Godes word bodade and lǽrde

    Paulīnus ex eo tempŏre sex annis contĭnuis, verbum Dei in ea provincia prædĭcābat,

    • Bd. 2, 14
    • ;
    • S. 517, 33.
  • Hit is gecyndelíc ðæt ealle eorþlíce líchaman beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan ðonne on wanigendum

    it is natural that all earthly bodies are fuller at the increasing moon than at the waning,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 15, 11
    • ;
    • Lchdm. iii. 268, 8.
  • Hwenne ðæt flód byþ fullest

    where the tide is fullest,

    • Chr. 1031
    • ;
    • Erl. 162, 6, 16.
Etymology
[
Chauc. ful, full
:
R. Glouc. ful
:
Laym. ful, uul, uule, fulle, uulle
:
Orm. full
:
Plat. vull, full
:
O. Sax. ful, fol
:
Frs. fol
:
O. Frs. ful, fol
:
Dut. vol
:
Ger. voll
:
M. H. Ger. vol
:
O. H. Ger. foll, fol, full
:
Goth. fulls
:
Dan. fuld
:
Swed. full
:
Icel. fullr
:
Lat. plēnus
:
Grk. πληρής
:
Lith. pilnas
:
Sansk. pūrna filled, full.
]
Linked entries
v.  ful ful- fol.
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  • FULL, n.; adj.