"ful" meaning in Middle English

See ful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|full}} Old English full, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*full}} Proto-West Germanic *full, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fullaz}} Proto-Germanic *fullaz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*pl̥h₁nós}} Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} ful
  1. very; much; to a great extent
    Sense id: en-ful-enm-adv-M47XBmxd Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 69 0 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 5 9
  2. full
    Sense id: en-ful-enm-adv-oYuGmy6B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fol, full, vol, vul Derived forms: fulhede, fulle, fullen, fulsom, fulthe Related terms: fille, fillen, -ful, ful-, fully, fulnesse
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} ful
  1. Alternative form of fulle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fulle
    Sense id: en-ful-enm-noun-VUNHYNR8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ful meaning in Middle English (3.8kB)

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          "text": "And I seide, \"Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. […]",
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