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fultum

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§14;
help, aid, assistance, support, succour; auxĭlium, adjūtōrium, adjūmentum
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  • Him wæs fultum neáh

    support was nigh to him,

    • Exon. 35 a
      • ;
    • Th. 113, 20
      • ;
    • Gú. 160.

  • Fultum mín

    adjūtōrium meum,

    • Ps. Lamb. 7, 11.

  • Bæd fultumes wǽrfæst hæleþ

    the righteous man sought their aid,

    • Cd. 94
      • ;
    • Th. 122, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 2025: Ors. 3, 7
      • ;
    • Bos. 59, 38: 3, 7
      • ;
    • Bos. 60, 32.

  • Hie Mæcedoniam on fultume wǽron

    they had helped the Macedonians,

    • 2, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 46, 16: 2, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 47, 14, 33: 3, 7
      • ;
    • Bos. 59, 35.

  • Syle us nú on earfoðum æðelne fultum

    da nōbis auxĭlium de trībŭlātiōne,

    • Ps. Th. 59, 10: 83, 6: Ps. Lamb. 19, 3.

  • Him Drihten forgeaf frófor and fultum

    the Lord gave to them comfort and succour,

    • Beo. Th. 1400
      • ;
    • B. 698: 3674
      • ;
    • B. 1835: Salm. Kmbl. 882
      • ;
    • Sal. 440: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15
      • ;
    • Met. 31, 8.

  • Óðer ǽhte heóld fæder on fultum

    the other kept cattle in aid of his father,

    • Cd. 47
      • ;
    • Th. 59, 35
      • ;
    • Gen. 974: 95
      • ;
    • Th. 125, 1
      • ;
    • Gen. 2072: Exon. 62 b
      • ;
    • Th. 229, 14
      • ;
    • Ph. 455: Ors. 2, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 47, 27: 3, 7
      • ;
    • Bos. 58, 29.

  • Mid godcunde fultume

    by divine aid,

    • 1, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 28, 5.
a helper, an army, forces; adjūtor, cōpiæ
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  • Fultum mín and alýsend mín beo ðú

    adjūtor meus et lībĕrātor meus es tu,

    • Ps. Spl. 69, 7: 70, 8: Ps. Lamb. 18, 15.

  • He gegaderode ðone fultum ðe he ðá mihte

    he gathered what forces he then could,

    • Ors. 1, 12
      • ;
    • Bos. 36, 1: 2, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 46, 27.

  • He mid his fultume næs

    he was not with his army,

    • 2, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 48, 15, 22: 3, 7
      • ;
    • Bos. 59, 18.
Derived forms
feorm-fultum, mann-
Linked entries
v.  fultom.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “fultum.” 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/12780.

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