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to follow a profession, carry on an office,
apply oneself to, practise a habit
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  • Sé ðe his woruldlustum eallum fulgǽþ,

      Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 6.

  • Gif hwá forlǽt ǽlc gód and fulgǽþ þám yfele,

      36, 6; F. 182, 7.

  • Ꝥ mon fulgá eallum his lustum,

      24, 2; F. 82, 13.

  • Ne fulgá hé eallunga ðæs líchoman wilnunga

    nec totum se ad hoc, quod agit, conferat,

      Past. 395, 10.

  • Hí secgaþ ꝥ hí mægen þý éþ hiora wísdóme fulgán and hine gehealdan

    sic enim clarius testatiusque sapientiae tractatur officium,

      Bt. 39, 2; F. 212, 19.

  • Hió hyre firenluste fulgán ne móste bútan manna bysmrunge,

      Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 33.

  • Þæt hié his giongorscipe fulgán (fyligan,

      MS.) wolden, Gen. 249.
to give effect to, carry out
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  • Sé þe ne hwyrfð his mód æfter ídlum geþóhtum, and him mid weorcum fulgǽð, þeáh hí him on mód cumen,

      Ps. Th. 23, 4.
to execute a command, task, &c.,
do a person's will
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  • Ǽlc wuht his rihtgesetnesse fuleóde bútan menn ánum,

      Bt. 5, 3; F. 12, 9.

  • Þá on ðǽm tweón þe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleódon

    fastidiose ducem in disponendo bello audientes,

      Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 24.

  • Fulgá nú se mete ðǽre wambe willan, and sió wamb ðæs metes,

      Past. 317, 16.

  • Hí ðínum willan woldon fulgán,

      Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 24.
with the idea of help, service
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  • Sceaft nytte heóld, feðergearwum fús fláne fulleóde

    the shaft did its office well, swift-winged helped on the arrow-head,

      B. 3119.

  • Ealle þá þe . . . hié selfe forworht hæfdon, hié hit eall forgeáfon wið þǽm þe hié him æt þǽm gewinnum fuleóden

    dictator homines quicunque sceleribus obnoxii essent, impunitate promissa, militiae mancipavit,

      Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 1.
Etymology
[O. Sax. ful-gán: O. H. Ger. folle-gán.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “full-gán.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/46610.

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