Full-gán

Secondo il Dizionario dell'Inglese Antico:

full-gán

Add: (1) to follow a profession, carry on an office, apply oneself to, practise a habit:--Sé ðe his woruldlustum eallum fulgǽþ, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 6. Gif hwá forlǽt ǽlc gód and fulgǽþ þám yfele, 36, 6; F. 182, 7. Ꝥ mon fulgá eallum his lustum, 24, 2; F. 82, 13. Ne fulgá hé eallunga ðæs líchoman wilnunga nec totum se ad hoc, quod agit, conferat, Past. 395, 10. Hí secgaþ ꝥ hí mægen þý éþ hiora wísdóme fulgán and hine gehealdan sic enim clarius testatiusque sapientiae tractatur officium, Bt. 39, 2; F. 212, 19. Hió hyre firenluste fulgán ne móste bútan manna bysmrunge, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 33. Þæt hié his giongorscipe fulgán (fyligan, MS.) wolden, Gen. 249. (2) to give effect to, carry out:--Sé þe ne hwyrfð his mód æfter ídlum geþóhtum, and him mid weorcum fulgǽð, þeáh hí him on mód cumen, Ps. Th. 23, 4. (3) to execute a command, task, &c., do a person's will:--Ǽlc wuht his rihtgesetnesse fuleóde bútan menn ánum, Bt. 5, 3; F. 12, 9. Þá on ðǽm tweón þe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleódon fastidiose ducem in disponendo bello audientes, Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 24. Fulgá nú se mete ðǽre wambe willan, and sió wamb ðæs metes, Past. 317, 16. Hí ðínum willan woldon fulgán, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 24. (4) with the idea of help, service:--Sceaft nytte heóld, feðergearwum fús fláne fulleóde the shaft did its office well, swift-winged helped on the arrow-head, B. 3119. Ealle þá þe . . . hié selfe forworht hæfdon, hié hit eall forgeáfon wið þǽm þe hié him æt þǽm gewinnum fuleóden dictator homines quicunque sceleribus obnoxii essent, impunitate promissa, militiae mancipavit, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 1. [O. Sax. ful-gán: O. H. Ger. folle-gán.] full-gan