fulloght

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fulluht, fulwiht; equivalent to fullen +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈful(u)xt/, /ˈfulɔxt/, /ˈfuluːxt/

Noun

fulloght (uncountable)

  1. baptism (Christian sacrament involving dipping or sprinkling with water)
    Synonyms: bapteme, baptisynge
    • c. 1180, Orͬm, “[Dedication]”, in Orͬmulum (Bodleian MS. Junius 1), Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire, folio 3, recto; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2019 January 10:
      Nu broþerr Ƿallꞇ͛. broþerͬ min. Affꞇ͛ þe flæsheſſ kĩde⹎ ⁊ broþerͬ mın ı crıſſtenndom. Þurrh fulluhht⹎ ⁊ þurrh troꟕþe⹎ ⁊ broþerr mın ı ꟑodeſſ huſ []
      Now, Brother Walter, my brother by blood relation and in Christendom, through baptism and faith, and my brother in God's house []

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