Fullr
Old Norse Dictionary - fullr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fullr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fullr can mean:fullr
- 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.)