From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puHlós, an adjectival derivation from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (“be rotten; putrid”).
fúll (comparative fúlli, superlative fúlastur)
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | fúll | fúl | fúlt | |
accusative | fúlan | fúla | ||
dative | fúlum | fúlli | fúlu | |
genitive | fúls | fúllar | fúls | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fúlir | fúlar | fúl | |
accusative | fúla | |||
dative | fúlum | |||
genitive | fúlla | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fúli | fúla | fúla | |
acc/dat/gen | fúla | fúlu | ||
plural (all-case) | fúlu |
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | fúlastur | fúlust | fúlast | |
accusative | fúlastan | fúlasta | ||
dative | fúlustum | fúlastri | fúlustu | |
genitive | fúlasts | fúlastrar | fúlasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fúlastir | fúlastar | fúlust | |
accusative | fúlasta | |||
dative | fúlustum | |||
genitive | fúlastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fúlasti | fúlasta | fúlasta | |
acc/dat/gen | fúlasta | fúlustu | ||
plural (all-case) | fúlustu |
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).
fúll