fulwian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From full- + *wīhan (later *wēon), from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną. Compare fulwiht (baptism).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

fulwian

  1. to baptize
    Mīn frēond wæs ġefulwod þā hē eahtawintre wæs.
    My friend was baptized when he was eight years old.
    Þis eall ġelamp on Bēthania on ōðre healfe Iordanae, þǣr Iōhannēs fulwode.
    This all happened in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
    Hē swealt ǣr þām þe wē hine meahton lǣtan fulwian.
    He died before we could have him baptized.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: fullen
    • English: full (obsolete)