fulwian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fullawīhōną (“to fully consecrate”), from *fulla- (“full-”) + *wīhōną (“to hallow, consecrate, make holy”). Compare fulwiht (“baptism”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈful.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 fulwian lǣtan mihton.
    He died before we could have him baptized.

Conjugation
Conjugation of fulwian (weak class 2)
infinitive fulwian tō fulwienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular fulwie
fulwiġe		 fulwode
2nd-person singular fulwast fulwodest
3rd-person singular fulwaþ fulwode
plural fulwiaþ
fulwiġaþ		 fulwodon
subjunctive present past
singular fulwie
fulwiġe		 fulwode
plural fulwien
fulwiġen		 fulwoden
imperative
singular fulwa
plural fulwiaþ
fulwiġaþ
participle present past
fulwiende
fulwiġende		 (ġe)fulwod
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