"fillen" meaning in Middle English

See fillen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɛlən/, /ˈfilən/, /ˈfulən/
Etymology: From Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną; equivalent to fille + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare fullen. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fyllan}} Old English fyllan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fullijan}} Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fullijaną}} Proto-Germanic *fullijaną, {{af|enm|fille|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} fille + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} fillen, {{enm-verb|filleth|fillynge|filde|fild}} fillen (third-person singular simple present filleth, present participle fillynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative filde, past participle fild) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|fill|c=ed|c2=de}} Forms: filleth [present, singular, third-person], fillynge [participle, present], filde [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], fild [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], fillen [infinitive], to fillen [infinitive], fille [infinitive], fille [first-person, present, singular], filled [first-person, past, singular], filde [first-person, past, singular], fillest [present, second-person, singular], filledest [past, second-person, singular], fildest [past, second-person, singular], filleth [present, singular, third-person], filled [past, singular, third-person], filde [past, singular, third-person], fille [present, singular, subjunctive], filled [past, singular, subjunctive], filde [past, singular, subjunctive], fille [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], fillen [plural, present], fille [plural, present], filleden [past, plural], fillede [past, plural], filden [past, plural], filde [past, plural], filleth [imperative, plural, present], fille [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fillynge [participle, present], fillende [participle, present], filled [participle, past], fild [participle, past], yfilled [participle, past], yfild [participle, past], felle [alternative], fellen [alternative], fil [alternative], fill [alternative], fille [alternative], fillyn [alternative], fulle [alternative], fullen [alternative], fylle [alternative], velle [alternative], vullen [alternative], fillenn [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. To make or cause to be full; to fill:
    To fill up; to make a container or cavity full.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-Vj1hAV~N Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 5 10 6 15 11 6 17 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 23 7 6 10 6 14 9 6 13 6
  2. To make or cause to be full; to fill:
    To supply, provide or cover with (often of people)
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-ByZuhr8B Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. To make or cause to be full; to fill:
    To suffuse or instill; to cause to spread.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-Y-sOrh7B
  4. To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:
    To alleviate or cure; to remove a condition.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-FUYkObTb
  5. To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:
    To feed (sufficiently); to serve food.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-EINlOcx1 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 22 0 36 0 0 15 26 0
  6. To do or execute (a task):
    To satisfy a duty or prediction; to fulfil.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-xtTrZzz5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 5 10 6 15 11 6 17 4
  7. To do or execute (a task):
    (rare) To be fulfilling or satisfying.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-FEpvyTX7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 5 10 6 15 11 6 17 4
  8. To be or become full of; to spread throughout.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-50OLiT9Z
  9. To pour beverages (wine, beer) into glasses.
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-F9poKdFV Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Beverages, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 5 10 6 15 11 6 17 4 Disambiguation of Beverages: 2 2 0 2 0 12 2 0 80 0 Disambiguation of Emotions: 11 4 0 11 11 20 4 0 39 0
  10. (rare, of time) To pass; to become complete. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fillen-enm-verb-jpct~ojn Categories (other): Time
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fulfillen

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "fill"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "fill"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "vill"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną; equivalent to fille + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare fullen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "filleth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fillynge",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "filde",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "fillen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "to fillen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "filde",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "fillest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "filled",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fillen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fillede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "filleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fillynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fillende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "filled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fild",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfilled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfild",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fellen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fillyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fullen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fylle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vullen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fillenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fillen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "filleth",
        "2": "fillynge",
        "3": "filde",
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      },
      "expansion": "fillen (third-person singular simple present filleth, present participle fillynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative filde, past participle fild)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fill",
        "c": "ed",
        "c2": "de"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fulfillen"
    }
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "To make or cause to be full; to fill:",
        "To fill up; to make a container or cavity full."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-Vj1hAV~N",
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          "make"
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          "full"
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          "fill",
          "fill"
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          "fill up",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make or cause to be full; to fill:",
        "To supply, provide or cover with (often of people)"
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          "fill"
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          "supply",
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        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
        ],
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          "cover"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make or cause to be full; to fill:",
        "To suffuse or instill; to cause to spread."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
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        [
          "full",
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        [
          "fill",
          "fill"
        ],
        [
          "suffuse",
          "suffuse"
        ],
        [
          "instill",
          "instill"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:",
        "To alleviate or cure; to remove a condition."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-FUYkObTb",
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        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
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        [
          "happy",
          "happy"
        ],
        [
          "satiated",
          "satiated"
        ],
        [
          "alleviate",
          "alleviate"
        ],
        [
          "cure",
          "cure"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "0 0 22 0 36 0 0 15 26 0",
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        }
      ],
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        "To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:",
        "To feed (sufficiently); to serve food."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-EINlOcx1",
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        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
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        [
          "happy",
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        [
          "satiated",
          "satiated"
        ],
        [
          "feed",
          "feed"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
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    },
    {
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          "_dis": "20 6 5 10 6 15 11 6 17 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              59,
              65
            ]
          ],
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            [
              44,
              53
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          ],
          "english": "These things occurred so Scripture could be fulfilled: \"You won't break any of his bones\".",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Joon 19:36, folio 55, recto, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "and þeſe thingis werẽ don .· that the ſcripture ſchulde be fillid / ȝe ſchulen not bꝛeke a boon of hym",
          "translation": "These things occurred so Scripture could be fulfilled: \"You won't break any of his bones\".",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To do or execute (a task):",
        "To satisfy a duty or prediction; to fulfil."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-xtTrZzz5",
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        [
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          "execute"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
        [
          "duty",
          "duty"
        ],
        [
          "prediction",
          "prediction"
        ],
        [
          "fulfil",
          "fulfil"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do or execute (a task):",
        "To be fulfilling or satisfying."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-FEpvyTX7",
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          "fulfilling",
          "fulfilling"
        ],
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          "satisfying",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "To do or execute (a task):",
        "(rare) To be fulfilling or satisfying."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be or become full of; to spread throughout."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-50OLiT9Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
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        [
          "throughout",
          "throughout"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Beverages",
          "orig": "enm:Beverages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 4 0 11 11 20 4 0 39 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "enm:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pour beverages (wine, beer) into glasses."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-F9poKdFV",
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        [
          "pour",
          "pour"
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        [
          "glass",
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    },
    {
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          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "enm:Time",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pass; to become complete."
      ],
      "id": "en-fillen-enm-verb-jpct~ojn",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, of time) To pass; to become complete."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfilən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfulən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fillen"
}
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        "singular"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "filleden",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "fillede",
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        "plural"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "fillynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "fillende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "filled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fild",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "yfilled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "yfild",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "felle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "fellen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "fil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "fille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "fillyn",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "fulle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "fullen",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "fylle",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "velle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "vullen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "fillenn",
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        "Ormulum"
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      "glosses": [
        "To make or cause to be full; to fill:",
        "To fill up; to make a container or cavity full."
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          "fill",
          "fill"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make or cause to be full; to fill:",
        "To supply, provide or cover with (often of people)"
      ],
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          "make"
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          "full",
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          "fill"
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          "supply",
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        [
          "provide",
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        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make or cause to be full; to fill:",
        "To suffuse or instill; to cause to spread."
      ],
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          "make"
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        [
          "full",
          "full"
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        [
          "fill",
          "fill"
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          "suffuse",
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          "instill",
          "instill"
        ],
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          "spread",
          "spread"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:",
        "To alleviate or cure; to remove a condition."
      ],
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        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
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        [
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          "alleviate"
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        [
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          "cure"
        ],
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          "remove",
          "remove"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:",
        "To feed (sufficiently); to serve food."
      ],
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        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
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          "happy",
          "happy"
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          "satiated",
          "satiated"
        ],
        [
          "feed",
          "feed"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              65
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              53
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          ],
          "english": "These things occurred so Scripture could be fulfilled: \"You won't break any of his bones\".",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Joon 19:36, folio 55, recto, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "and þeſe thingis werẽ don .· that the ſcripture ſchulde be fillid / ȝe ſchulen not bꝛeke a boon of hym",
          "translation": "These things occurred so Scripture could be fulfilled: \"You won't break any of his bones\".",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do or execute (a task):",
        "To satisfy a duty or prediction; to fulfil."
      ],
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        [
          "do",
          "do"
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        [
          "execute",
          "execute"
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          "task",
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        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
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          "duty",
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        [
          "prediction",
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        ],
        [
          "fulfil",
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        ]
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do or execute (a task):",
        "To be fulfilling or satisfying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "do"
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        [
          "execute",
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          "fulfilling",
          "fulfilling"
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      ],
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        "To do or execute (a task):",
        "(rare) To be fulfilling or satisfying."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be or become full of; to spread throughout."
      ],
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          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "throughout",
          "throughout"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pour beverages (wine, beer) into glasses."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pour",
          "pour"
        ],
        [
          "glass",
          "glass"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Time"
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      "glosses": [
        "To pass; to become complete."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, of time) To pass; to become complete."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfilən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfulən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fillen"
}

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