fulwian

Old English

Alternative forms

• fulliġan, fullian, fullwian
• fulguġe, fulguia — Northumbrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈful.wi.ɑn/, [ˈfuɫ.wi.ɑn]

Verb

fulwian

1. to baptize

   Mīn frēond wæs ġefulwod þā hē eahtawintre wæs.

   My friend was baptized when he was eight years old.

   Þis eall ġelamp on Bēthania on ōðre healfe Iordanae, þǣr Iōhannēs fulwode.

   This all happened in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

   Hē swealt ǣr þām þe wē hine meahton lǣtan fulwian.

   He died before we could have him baptized.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fulwian (weak class 2)

infinitive	fulwian	fulwienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fulwiġe	fulwode
second person singular	fulwast	fulwodest
third person singular	fulwaþ	fulwode
plural	fulwiaþ	fulwodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fulwiġe	fulwode
plural	fulwiġen	fulwoden
imperative
singular	fulwa
plural	fulwiaþ
participle	present	past
	fulwiende	(ġe)fulwod

Descendants

• Middle English: fullen
  • English: full (obsolete)