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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1611, 1692
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Full, adv. Also: ful, fwll, fulle, fule. [ME. full(e, ful, OE. full, ful.]
1. Very, exceedingly: a. With adjectives.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxiv. 460.
Ful butlas bale a1400 Ib. xxvi. 1031.
A colpe of gold ful fyne a1400 Ib. l. 844.
That scho … Sall be ful fane to sacryfy a1500 Henr. Robyn & M. 75.
In a ful fair daill c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 399.
He … is ful vile haldin 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 58.
A ful gret space 1513 Ib. vi. iv. 6.
A ful dern wod schaw(b) 1375 Barb. i. 361.
He was off full fayr effer 1375 Ib. ii. 483.
The erle … wes put to full hard assay 1375 Ib. xvi. 289.
This wes a full gret curtesy c1420 Wynt. vii. 302.
Sowth he fled on full gud spede c1420 Ib. 614.
A fulle hey-hartyd man ?1438 Alex. i. 2682.
He was full wa 1456 Hay I. 109/20.
Resounis that ar bot full wayke 1456 Ib. II. 134/3.
It war full spedeful c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 454.
Thair deidis war full dym a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow ii. 132.
Ane full auld wyfe a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 769.
It is full trew a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 151.
Kyddis … in fauld full strang c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 306.
The curat … that knew me full ȝing c1500-c1512 Id. xvi. 56.
Sum givis parrochynnis full wyd 1513 Doug. i. vii. 36.
Full happy are ȝhe 1513 Ib. xi. ix. 18.
With stangis … full onsound 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 39.
It was full meit For to reioyis 1567 Ib. 74.
Than man I … set him at full lytill vaill
b. With adverbs.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints i. 102.
Gretande ful sare a1400 Ib. vi. 552.
Thai suld … bynde ful faste his handis a1400 Ib. xxxvi. 826.
[Thai] hyme askit ful angrely c1460 Counsail Wys Man 423.
Than sal thair frendis ful dere by 1513 Doug. ii. xi. 25.
Towart the north ful rycht 15.. Christis Kirk 19.
Thay squeild … ful loud(b) 1375 Barb. vi. 240.
Defendand him full douchtely 1375 Ib. xvii. 580.
The laiff fled full effrayitly c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1351.
Berande full angyrly hys thoght c1420 Wynt. i. 1556.
Men may trowe full werraly ?1438 Alex. ii. 2908.
Ane rod thay fand That to the hoste thame led full richt c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 248.
He … span full conandly a1500 Rauf. C. 222.
Ane bricht … fire was byrnand full bald a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 2024.
He spak full weill the day c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 208.
Than was I woundit to the deith full neir c1500-c1512 Id. Tua Mar. W. 171.
He is fadit fill far 1513 Doug. xii. i. 11.
Full hie rasand his curage 15.. Clariodus i. 777.
The trumpets blew … full loud 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 73.
All vanitie … Full far away thou put fra me a1598 Ferg. Prov. (1641) 3 b.
A man may spit on his hand and do full ill
c. With few, mony; oft, sone.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1743.
Thare was full mony Grekes drowned 1456 Hay I. 216/36.
Ȝe sall fynd full fewe [conquests] c1460 Thewis Wysmen 294.
Full few of vs can that ken c1500-c1512 Dunb. l. 11.
He did full mony valȝeant deid 1535 Stewart 35244.
Full mony one tha maid rycht will of wane 15.. Clariodus III. 1066.
Full monie ane Sarasine lay deid on his bake(2) 1375 Barb. ix. 677.
Thai Set him full oft in hard assay c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace iv. 743.
Scho … said full oft, ‘Allace’ a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 946.
I haue Cristin men sene … Full oft on him cry c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxiv. 1.
Full oft I mvs and hes in thocht(3) a1570-86 Henr. Maitland Folio MS lvii. 65.
On full sone he went his wayis a1500 Doug. King Hart 443.
‘My name is age’, said he agane full sone
2. Fully, completely, perfectly.1385 Red Bk. Grandtully I. 140*.
In wytnesing … of my delyuerans as ful endyt dome c1420 Wynt. viii. 785.
Thare debat than … Suld full decleryt, and endyt be c1420 Ib. 6464.
Thare hartis full till hym thai band 1581 Edinburgh Testaments IX. 174.
Tuentie twnnis of full met wyne 1611 Dunblane Test. III. 119.
Sex bollis fullmett beir 1692 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs IV. 153.
The cask … to be full hooped
b. Full rede, of salmon.1482 Liber Aberbr. 183.
Fyve barrellis of gude salmonde ful reid and sweit 1490 Acts Lords Auditors 138/2.
A last of salmonde full rede and swet 1560 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 189.
Twa barrellis salmond full rede and sueit