fuld

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse fullr (“full”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, cognate with English full, German voll. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, hence also Latin plēnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fulˀ/, [ˈfulˀ]

Adjective

fuld (neuter fuldt, plural and definite singular attributive fulde)

1. full (containing the maximum possible amount)

   Synonym: fyldt

2. complete

   Synonyms: fuldkommen, fuldstændig, hel, komplet, total

3. drunk

   Synonyms: beruset; see also Thesaurus:fuld

Derived terms

• -fuld
• fuldskab
• fylde
• fyldig

References

• “fuld” in Den Danske Ordbog