Middle English Dictionary Entry
fulhēd(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fulhēd(e n. Also volhede. |
| Etymology | From adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Abundance, plenty; of fulhede, abundantly; (b) plenitude, fulness; perfection.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)35.9 : Þai sal be drunken als of wine Of þe fulhed [L ubertate] of hous þine.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)64.12 : Þine feldes..With fulhede [L ubertate] sal be fulfilte.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)91.14 : Felefold in elde ofe fulhed [L uberi] þai sal.
b
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)119 : Alsuo wes he..zuo uol of grace and of zoþe þet of his uolhede we nimeþ al.
- c1390 Hilton ML (Vrn)286 : Þe soule of Ihesu receiued þe fulhede of wisdom & loue & al godnes.
- a1425(?a1400) PCounsel.(Hrl 674)146/15 : Plenitudo legis est dileccio: Þe fulheed of þe lawe is loue.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. fullhead.