fultumian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

fultum (“aid, assistance”) +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈful.tu.mi.ɑn/, [ˈfuɫ.tu.mi.ɑn]

Verb

fultumian

  1. (transitive) to prop up, support; to help, assist
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
      Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God helping him, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fultumian (weak, class 2)
infinitive fultumian fultumienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular fultumiġe fultumode
second person singular fultumast fultumodest
third person singular fultumaþ fultumode
plural fultumiaþ fultumodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular fultumiġe fultumode
plural fultumiġen fultumoden
imperative
singular fultuma
plural fultumiaþ
participle present past
fultumiende (ġe)fultumod
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