Old English · adjective
ful
Normalised fūl
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /fuːl/
- Syllables
- fuːl (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- foulverystinkingcorrupt
ful1 · adjective · alternative form
Senses
-
alternative form of full
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ful | ful | ful |
| Accusative | fulne | fulle | ful |
| Genitive | fulles | fulre | fulles |
| Dative | fullum | fulre | fullum |
| Instrumental | fulle | fulre | fulle |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fulle | fullafulle | ful |
| Accusative | fulle | fullafulle | ful |
| Genitive | fulra | fulra | fulra |
| Dative | fullum | fullum | fullum |
| Instrumental | fullum | fullum | fullum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fulla | fulle | fulle |
| Accusative | fullan | fullan | fulle |
| Genitive | fullan | fullan | fullan |
| Dative | fullan | fullan | fullan |
| Instrumental | fullan | fullan | fullan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fullan | fullan | fullan |
| Accusative | fullan | fullan | fullan |
| Genitive | fulrafullena | fulrafullena | fulrafullena |
| Dative | fullum | fullum | fullum |
| Instrumental | fullum | fullum | fullum |
ful2 · adjective
Senses
-
foul (dirty, stinking, vile, corrupt)
iċ eom wyrslīcre þonne þēs wudu fūla
I am viler than this foul wood or this seaweed that lies here, cast up
Exeter Book, riddle 40
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fūl | fūl | fūl |
| Accusative | fūlne | fūle | fūl |
| Genitive | fūles | fūlre | fūles |
| Dative | fūlum | fūlre | fūlum |
| Instrumental | fūle | fūlre | fūle |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fūle | fūlafūle | fūl |
| Accusative | fūle | fūlafūle | fūl |
| Genitive | fūlra | fūlra | fūlra |
| Dative | fūlum | fūlum | fūlum |
| Instrumental | fūlum | fūlum | fūlum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fūla | fūle | fūle |
| Accusative | fūlan | fūlan | fūle |
| Genitive | fūlan | fūlan | fūlan |
| Dative | fūlan | fūlan | fūlan |
| Instrumental | fūlan | fūlan | fūlan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fūlan | fūlan | fūlan |
| Accusative | fūlan | fūlan | fūlan |
| Genitive | fūlrafūlena | fūlrafūlena | fūlrafūlena |
| Dative | fūlum | fūlum | fūlum |
| Instrumental | fūlum | fūlum | fūlum |
ful3 · adverb
Senses
-
very, well
...and ful leof þam casere for his micclan sige þeah þe he nære gefullod.
...and very dear to the emperor for his great victory, though he was not baptized.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
All forms (20)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *full.
From Proto-West Germanic *fūl.
Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *full
Descendants
foul
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