fullen

See also: Fullen, füllen, and Füllen

English

Etymology

From full + -en (verbal suffix).

Verb

fullen (third-person singular simple present fullens, present participle fullening, simple past and past participle fullened)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become full
    • 1984, Womanspirit - Issue 39, page 11:
      That red day, the girl fades into the fullening form of maiden.
    • 2012, William Martin, Cape Cod:
      Then she took off the bodice that encased her upper body and the bum roll that fullened her hips.
    • 2016, Adina Araptai, Reaching: Whatever It Will Take:
      Under the tree where they are seated, normally called the lovers court because couples tend to frequent it, students start flocking the place fullening it.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fullijaną, whence also Old Saxon fullian, Dutch vullen, Old English fyllan, Old Norse fylla, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).

Verb

fullen

  1. to fill

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle High German: vüllen
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