fulwiht
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
An old compound from fulwian, fulliġan (“to baptize”) + -þ, as if Proto-West Germanic *fullawīhiþu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfulˌwixt/, [ˈfulˌwiçt]
Noun
fulwiht n or f
- baptism
- Paulinus biscep gehwerfde Edwine Norþhymbra cyning to fulwihte.
- Paulinus the Bishop convinced King Edwin of Northumbria to get baptized.
Declension
Declension of fulwiht (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fulwiht | fulwihtu |
| accusative | fulwiht | fulwihtu |
| genitive | fulwihtes | fulwihta |
| dative | fulwihte | fulwihtum |
Declension of fulwiht (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fulwiht | fulwihta, fulwihte |
| accusative | fulwihte | fulwihta, fulwihte |
| genitive | fulwihte | fulwihta |
| dative | fulwihte | fulwihtum |
Derived terms
- fulwihtfæder
- fulwihtan
Descendants
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “fulluht, fulwiht”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I
, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
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