Old English · noun
fyllu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfyl.lu/[ˈfyɫ.ɫu]
- Syllables
- ˈfyl · lu (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fillfulnessone's
Meaning
-
one's fill, fulness of food or drink
Þū þe þyrstende wǣre mannes blōdes þrītiġ wintra, drinc nū þīne fylle.
You've been thirsting for human blood for 30 years; now drink your fill.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fullī, from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄, from *fullaz (“full”). Cognate with Old High German fulli (German Fülle), Old Norse fyllr (Swedish fylle).
Descendants
fill, full
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