fultum

fultum

1. inflection of fultus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

• "fultum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

From Old English fultum (“help, support, protection, reinforcements; army, forces”), see below.

fultum (plural fultums)

1. help, aid, succour, support, reinforcements

   Of me sal fultum ben ðe brogt. — The Middle English Genesis and Exodus, 1325

2. one who helps

   Nis hit naht ᵹedanfenlic þat þes man ane beo and nab nenne fultume, ac uton wircan him ᵹemace him to fultume and to froure. — Homilies, 1225

• fermfultum — tax, provisions-aid

• fultēam, fultom

From ful- +‎ tēam (“team”). Compare Old High German follaziohan (“to help, be at hand, support”), Middle Low German vultên (“to carry out, perform”), Dutch voltooien (“to complete, finish”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈful.tum/, [ˈfuɫ.tum]

fultum m

1. help, support; protection, reinforcements
2. assistance
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"

     Nū syndon eahta hēafodmæġnu ðā magan oferswīðan þās foresǣdan dēoflu þurh drihtnes fultum.

     Now there are eight Chief Virtues, which may overcome these aforesaid devils, through the Lord's assistance.

3. army, forces

Strong a-stem:

• Fultom, in Glossary from Bright's Anglo-Saxon Reader.