fulle
Middle English
Etymology 1
A variant of fille (“fill, sufficiency”) influenced by ful, reinforced by the Western Middle English development of Old English /y/ to /u/.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈful(ə)/
Noun
fulle (uncountable)
- The totality or entirety of something.
- A sufficient amount; the state of satiation.
- A desired amount; the state of satisfaction.
- Profusion, surfeit; a state of plenty.
- (rare) The apex or culmination of something.
Descendants
References
- “fulle, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Adjective
fulle
Etymology 3
Verb
fulle
- alternative form of fillen
Etymology 4
Verb
fulle
- alternative form of fullen (“to fill”)
Etymology 5
Verb
fulle
- alternative form of fullen (“to full”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
fulle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
fulle
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈful.le/, [ˈfuɫ.ɫe]
Adjective
fulle
- inflection of full:
- strong accusative feminine singular
- strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
- strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
- weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
- weak accusative neuter singular
Noun
fulle
- dative singular of full
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊlə/
- Hyphenation: ful‧le
- Rhymes: -ʊlə
Adjective
fulle
- Inflected form of ful
Swedish
Adjective
fulle
- definite natural masculine singular of full