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

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

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Descendants

Middle English: fullen, folewen, follen, folowen, fully, fulwen, vollen, vullen; fulhen, vulȝen
- English: full (obsolete)

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