fúll

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See also: full, full-, and -full

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puHlós, an adjectival derivation from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (be rotten; putrid).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fúll (comparative fúlli, superlative fúlastur)

  1. foul, rotten
  2. in a foul mood, sullen

Inflection

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pū- (be rotten; putrid), *pew-. Compare Old English fūl (English foul), Old Frisian fūl, Dutch vuil, Old High German fūl (German faul), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls).

Adjective

fúll

  1. foul

Descendants

  • Danish: ful
  • Faroese: fúlur
  • Icelandic: fúll
  • Norwegian: ful
  • Swedish: ful