Old English · verb
fultumian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈful.tu.mi.ɑn/[ˈfuɫ.tu.mi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈful · tu · mi · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- assistprop
Meaning
-
to prop up, support; to help, assist
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.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | fultumiġe | fultumode |
| 2nd singular | fultumast | fultumodest |
| 3rd singular | fultumaþ | fultumode |
| Plural | fultumiaþ | fultumodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | fultumiġe | fultumode |
| Plural | fultumiġen | fultumoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | fultumian |
| Inflected infinitive | fultumienne |
| Imperative singular | fultuma |
| Imperative plural | fultumiaþ |
| Present participle | fultumiende |
| Past participle | fultumodġefultumod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
fultum (“aid, assistance”) + -ian
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