vullen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vullen, from Old Dutch *fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną. Equivalent to vol (full) +‎ -en (deadjectival) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏlə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏlən

Verb

vullen

  1. (transitive) to fill
    Synonyms: volmaken, laten vollopen
    Greetje vulde de kast met boeken.Greetje filled the shelves with books.
  2. (intransitive) to be filling
    Synonym: vullend zijn
    Niet te veel eten. Slagroomtaart vult behoorlijk.Don't eat too much. Cream cake is pretty filling.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vullen (weak)
infinitive vullen
past singular vulde
past participle gevuld
infinitive vullen
gerund vullen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vul vulde
2nd person sing. (jij) vult, vul2 vulde
2nd person sing. (u) vult vulde
2nd person sing. (gij) vult vulde
3rd person singular vult vulde
plural vullen vulden
subjunctive sing.1 vulle vulde
subjunctive plur.1 vullen vulden
imperative sing. vul
imperative plur.1 vult
participles vullend gevuld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vul
  • Negerhollands: ful, voel
  • Caribbean Javanese: fèl, ngefèl

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan.

Verb

vullen

  1. to fill, to make full
  2. to fulfill
  3. to bring into practice

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: vullen
    • Afrikaans: vul
    • Negerhollands: ful, voel
    • Caribbean Javanese: fèl, ngefèl
  • Limburgish: völle

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

vullen

  1. alternative form of fillen

Etymology 2

Verb

vullen

  1. alternative form of fullen (to baptise)