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ful-clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-clǽne, adj.

Full clean ⬩ very pure ⬩ purissĭmus

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Full clean, very pure; purissĭmus Ic ðíne gewitnesse wát fulclǽne I know thy testimonies [are] very pure, Ps. Th. 118, 14

ful-cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-cyrten, adj.

Very beautiful ⬩ pulcherrĭmus

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Very beautiful; pulcherrĭmus Fulcyrtenu ceorles dóhtor a churl's very beautiful daughter, Exon. 106 b; Th. 407, 16; Rä. 26, 6

ful-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ful-dón, p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. -dón

To do fully ⬩ satisfy ⬩ plēne ăgĕre ⬩ satisfăcĕre

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To do fully, satisfy; plēne ăgĕre, satisfăcĕre, R. Ben. 44

ful-earmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-earmlíce, adv.

Full miserably ⬩ very wretchedly ⬩ miserrĭme

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Full miserably, very wretchedly; miserrĭme Sum sceal fulearmlíce ealdre linnan one shall full miserably lose his life, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54

ful-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-eáðe, full-eáðe; adv.

Full easily ⬩ very easily ⬩ facillĭme

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Full easily, very easily; facillĭme Ða men ðe habbaþ unhále eágan ne mágon fuleáðe lócian ongeán ða sunnan the men who have weak eyes cannot very easily look at the sun, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 27

Linked entry: full-eáðe

ful-fremedlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ful-fremedlíce, full-fremedlíce; adj.

Fully ⬩ completely ⬩ perfectly ⬩ perfecte

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Fully, completely, perfectly; perfecte Ne mæg nán gesceaft fulfremedlíce understandan ymbe God no creature can perfectly understand about God, Homl. Th. i. 10, 2, 4

Linked entry: full-fremedlíce

ful-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gangan, -gongan, full-gangan; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen

To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ follow ⬩ accomplish ⬩ finish ⬩ complēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ obsĕqui ⬩ fīnīre

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Gif we him fulgangan wyllaþ if we will follow him, Ors. 5, 1; Bos. 101, 15. Hit is riht ðæt ðú heora þeáwum fulgange it is right that thou follow their manners, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 35

Linked entries: ful-gongan full-gangan

ful-gegán

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gegán, p. -ge-eóde, -geóde, pl. -ge-eódon, -geódon; pp. -gegán; with the dat.

To fulfil ⬩ perform ⬩ carry out ⬩ follow ⬩ complēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perăgĕre ⬩ obsĕqui

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To fulfil, perform, carry out, follow; complēre, perfĭcĕre, perăgĕre, obsĕqui Ðá ðú lustgryrum eallum fulgeódest when thou didst follow all horrid lusts, Soul Kmbl. 47; Seel. 24

ful-geódest

(v.)
Grammar
ful-geódest, 2nd sing. p. of ful-gegán.

didst fulfil ⬩ didst follow

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didst fulfil, didst follow, Soul Kmbl. 47; Seel. 24;

ful-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-geómor, adj.

Full sad ⬩ very sad ⬩ valde tristis

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Full sad, very sad; valde tristis Ic ðis giedd wrece bí me fulgeómorre I recite this lay of myself very sad, Exon. 115 a; Th. 441, 19; Kl. 1

ful-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-georne, full-georne; adv.

Full earnestly ⬩ very diligently ⬩ full well ⬩ diligentissĭme ⬩ optĭme

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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3

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fulgon

(v.)
Grammar
fulgon, p. pl. of felgan.

entered

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entered, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 27;

ful-hræde

(n.)

full quickly ⬩ immediately

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full quickly, immediately, Bt. 22, 1; Rawl. 47, 7, note f

fúlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fúlíce, adv.

Foully ⬩ sordĭde

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Foully; sordĭde, R. Ben. 82

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULL ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus ⬩ sătiātus ⬩ confertus ⬩ intĕger

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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.

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full

(adv.)
Grammar
full, adv.

Fully ⬩ perfectly ⬩ entirely ⬩ plēne ⬩ perfecte ⬩ omnīno

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Fully, perfectly, entirely; plēne, perfecte, omnīno Þurh tyn winter full for fully ten winters, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25. He sæt ðǽr tyn winter full he remained there fully ten winters, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 33; Met. 26, 17

full

(n.)
Grammar
full, es; n.

A cup ⬩ pōcŭlum

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A cup; pōcŭlum Gedrinc his þreó full fulle drink three cups full of it, Herb. 1, 9; Lchdm. i. 74, 2

ful-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
ful-lǽst, -lést, -láste (?) es; m.

Help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ subsĭdium

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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, subsĭdium Is mægenwísa trum, fullésta mǽst, se ðas fare lǽdeþ he is a firm army- leader, the greatest of supports, who leads this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 18; Exod. 554.

Linked entry: lǽst

ful-lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-lǽstan, -léstan; p. te; pp. ed

To help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ opĭtŭlāri

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To help, aid, support; opĭtŭlāri Ic ðé fullǽstu I will support thee, Beo. Th. 5330; B. 2668. RUNE [ós] fullésteþ [the mind] gives aid, Exon. 106 b; Th. 407, 1; Rä. 25, 8. Him men fulléstaþ men aid them, 119 a; Th. 457, 31; Hy. 4, 92

full-æðele

(adj.)
Grammar
full-æðele, adj.

Full noble ⬩ very noble ⬩ valde nōbĭlis

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Full noble, very noble; valde nōbĭlis Manege beóþ ǽgðer ge fullæðele ge fullwélige, and beóþ ðeáh fullunróte many are both very noble and very wealthy, and yet are very unhappy, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 3

Linked entry: ful-æðele

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