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Old English · verb

fulwian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈful.wi.ɑn/
[ˈfuɫ.wi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈful · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
baptize

Meaning

  1. to baptize

    Mīn frēond wæs ġefulwod þā hē eahtawintre wæs.

    My friend was baptized when he was eight years old.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fulwian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fulwiġefulwode
2nd singular fulwastfulwodest
3rd singular fulwaþfulwode
Plural fulwiaþfulwodon
Subjunctive
Singular fulwiġefulwode
Plural fulwiġenfulwoden
Non-finite forms of fulwian
Form
Infinitive fulwian
Inflected infinitive fulwienne
Imperative singular fulwa
Imperative plural fulwiaþ
Present participle fulwiende
Past participle fulwodġefulwod

All forms (15)

Etymology

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

Descendants

full

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