† ˈfullought Obs.
Forms: 1 ful(l)wiht, 1–2 fulluht, 2–3 fuluht, ful(e)ht, 3 fulleht, 4 follaut, fullouȝt, folloȝt, fullauȝt, fullou(g)ht, 5 folghthe.
[OE. ful(l)wiht, noun of action f. fulwian (prehistoric -w{iacu}han): see full v.1]
Baptism.
| c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Matt. xxi. 25 Hwæðer wæs iohannes fulluht þe of heofonum þe of mannum. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 91 Underfoð fuluht on cristes nome. c 1205 Lay. 9617 Þa þe time wes ifulled þæt hit [þet child] fulleht sculde habben. a 1225 Ancr. R. 160 He was Godes baptiste—þe muchele heihnesse þet he heold, ine fuluhte under his honden. a 1330 Otuel 316 Þou nost what follaut is. a 1375 Joseph Arim. 682 Þenne com Seraphes and fullouȝt furst askes. 1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. xviii. 76 Follouht is trewe. c 1450 Myrc 177 Alle these be cosynes to hym for ay..The preste þat foloweþ..þe godfader & hys Wyf knowe be-fore folghthe. |
Hence in early ME. ˈful(e)htles a. [see -less], without baptism. ˈfulhte v., also ˈfulhtne (fulcne), v. [see -en] trans. to baptize. ˈfulhtninge, fulcninge, vbl. n. ˈfulcnere [see -er1], (John the) Baptist.
| c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 73 Mon scule childre fulhten. Ibid., Þa weren monie childre dede fulhtles. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 15 Ðre þing..þat on is rihte bileue, þat oðer is fulohtninge, þe þridde þe faire liflode. Ibid. 131 Iohan þe fulcnere. Ibid. 139 Seint iohan baptiste was send into þis midden erd to donde þrefolde wike, an is to kiðen cristes to cume, oðer is bodien fulcninge, þat þridde is fulcnen. c 1200 Ormin 9149 Siþþenn toc he þær þe follc To spellenn & to fullhtnenn. c 1205 Lay. 29769 Þeo he alle fullehteð and to gode fuseoð. a 1225 [see full v.1]. |