"fulsom" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfulsum/ Forms: folsum [alternative], foulsome [alternative], fulsome [alternative], ful-some [alternative], fulsum [alternative]
Etymology: From ful (“full”) + -som. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|ful|-som|t1=full}} ful (“full”) + -som Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fulsom, {{enm-adj}} fulsom, {{tlb|enm|uncommon}} (uncommon)
  1. Marked by fullness; abundant, copious. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-fulsom-enm-adj-5b3f50cM Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 52 23 25
  2. Well-nourished; fat, plump. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-fulsom-enm-adj-sfl1VzFf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -som, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 20 55 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 85 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 88 8
  3. Revolting, detested; seen with disgust. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-fulsom-enm-adj-~cflMdze Categories (other): Hatred Disambiguation of Hatred: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fulsomly, fulsomnesse

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Scots",
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulsome",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ful-some",
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      ]
    },
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        "Well-nourished; fat, plump."
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        "Revolting, detested; seen with disgust."
      ],
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        ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfulsum/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "fousome"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulsome",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ful-some",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fulsum",
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          "fullness",
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        ],
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      ],
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          "nourished"
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          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
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          "plump",
          "plump"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "Revolting, detested; seen with disgust."
      ],
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          "detested",
          "detested"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfulsum/"
    }
  ],
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}

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