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Old English · noun

fulfremednes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈfulˌfre.med.nes/
Syllables
ˈful · ˌfre · med · nes (4 syllables)
Modern English
perfection

Meaning

  1. perfection

    Ðas gewædu awrát se ylca apostol swutellicor on oðre stowe, ðus cweðende, "Ymbscrydað eow, swa swa Godes gecorenan, mid mildheortnysse and mid welwillendnysse, mid eadmodnysse, mid gemetfæstnysse, mid geðylde, and habbað eow, toforan eallum ðingum, ða soðan lufe, seoðe is bénd ealra fulfremednyssa; and Cristes sib blissige on eowrum heortum,

    Of these weeds the same apostle wrote more plainly in another place, thus saying, "Clothe yourselves, as God's chosen, with mercy and with benevolence, with humility, with moderation, with patience, and have, before all things, true love, which is the bond of all perfections; and let Christ's peace rejoice in your hearts, in which ye are called in one body.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in the Lord's Advent"

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From fulfremed + -nes.

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