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Middle English
Prefix
full-
- Alternative form of ful-
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *full-, *fulla- (“fully, completely”), related to Old English full (“full, complete”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfull/, (as a nominal prefix)
- IPA(key): /ˌfull/, (as a verbal prefix)
Prefix
full-
- full, fully, completely, entirely
- fulhār ― completely hoary
- fullcuman ― to attain
- fullġearwian ― to finish, complete
- very
- fullclǣne ― very clean, very pure
Derived terms
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