Fullr

Old Norse Dictionary - fullr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fullr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fullr Old Norse word can mean:

fullr: adj., compar. and superl. sometimes in old writers fullari, fullastr, in mod. fyllri, fyllztr, fullast, FmS. i. 162; fullara, Sighvat: [Ulf. fulls: A. S. and Engl. full; Germ. voll; Swed. full; Dan. fuld; cp. Lat. plēnus, Gr. πλήρης]:

fullr: I. of bags or vessels, full, either with gen., fullr e-s, or with a prep., af e-u; fullr af silfri, full of silver, Eg. 310; fullr af fiskum, full of fishes, Landn. 51 (with v. l. fullr með fiskum less correct); fullr mjaðar, LS. 53.

fullr: 2. metaph., eitri f., fraught with poison, Bær. 15; full of poison, FmS. ii. 139; fullr lausungar, fullr öfundar, full of looseness, full of envy, Hom. 151: fullr upp úlbúðar, full of savageness, Eg. 114; hafa fullara hlut, to have the better of, Ísl. ii. 386; fullr fjandskapr, FmS. ii. 256; full skynsemd, i. 138; fullasta gipt, GrEg. 37.

fullr: II. full, complete, entire; fullt tungl, full moon, Rb. passim.

fullr: 2. fullt goðorð, a full priesthood, that is to say, complete, lawful, Grág. Þ. Þ. passim; fullir baugar, fullr höfuðbaugr, full payment, Grág. ii. 181, 182; aura fulla, full (good) money, i. 84; með fé fullu, ii. 69.

fullr: 3. the phrase, halda til fulls við e-n, to stand on one’s full right against one (as a rival), Ó. H. 111; halda fullara, to engage in a sharper contest, Sighvat, metaphor from a lawsuit.

fullr: III. law phrases, fullr dómr, a full court, Grág. Þ. Þ., Nj. passim; til fullra laga, to the full extent of law, Hrafn. 18; fulln ok föstu lýritti, with full protest, Nj. 87; í fullu umboði e-s, Dipl. v. 28: lawful, þar er maðr tekr sókn eða vörn fyrir annan, ok verðr þó fullt (lawful), þótt …, Grág. i. 141 (cp. Engl. lawful); sverja mun ek þat, ef yðr þykkir þá fullara, more lawful (valid), Ísl. ii. 98; ef yðr þykir hitt fullara, þá vil ek bera járn, Fb. ii. 244; þat er jafnfullt, equally lawful, n. G. l. i. 34.

fullr: IV. adv., at fullu, fully, Edda 20, FmS. i. 53; til fulls, fully, thoroughly: in law, eiga setur … til fulls, to sit duly (in parliament), Grág. i. 7; cp. fylla lög, to make laws.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

gen.: genitive.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

L.: Linnæus.

pl.: plural.

adv.: adverb.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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