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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fullį̄ (“fullness”). Equivalent to *full (“full”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).
Noun
*fullī f
- fullness
Inflection
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Singular
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*fullī
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| Genitive
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*fullīn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*fullī
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| Accusative
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*fullīn
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| Genitive
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*fullīn
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| Dative
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*fullīn
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| Instrumental
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*fullīn
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Descendants
- Old English: fyllu, fyll, fyllo
- Middle English: fille, fell, felle, fil, fill, fyll, fylle; fulle, ffolle, folle, ful, volle, vulle
- Old Saxon: *fulli
- Old High German: fullī, follī, vollī — by analogy with foll
- Middle High German: vülle, völle
- Alemannic German: Fülli, Völli
- German: Fülle, Völle