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ful

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ful, full, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§27; §131; §276; §426; §650;
a cup; pōcŭlum
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  • He ðæt ful geþah

    he partook of the cup,

    • Beo. Th. 1261
    • ;
    • B. 628.
  • Him wæs ful boren

    to him the cup was borne,

    • Beo. Th. 2388
    • ;
    • B. 1192.
  • Onfóh ðissum fulle

    accept this cup,

      B
    • eo. Th. 2342
    • ;
    • B. 1169.
  • Full

    the cup,

    • Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 8
    • ;
    • Rä. 24, 14.
  • Drince þreó ful fulle nistig

    let him drink three cups full fasting,

    • Herb. 3, 6
    • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 88, 13.
what contains liquids, A collection of water, the sea, clouds; receptācŭlum liquĭdi, măre, nūbes
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  • He ða frætwe wæg ofer ýða ful

    he carried the ornament over the sea [lit. the cup of the waves ],

    • Beo. Th. 2421
    • ;
    • B. 1208.
  • Ic wíde toþringe lagustreáma full

    I widely disperse the clouds [lit. the collection of water-streams ],

    • Exon. 102 a
    • ;
    • Th. 385, 1
    • ;
    • Rä. 4, 38.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ful, n. a goblet
:
Icel. full, n. a goblet full of drink.
]
Derived forms
medo-ful, meodu-, sele-
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