English
fullbring
Fullbring comes from Middle English fulbringen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fulbringen
- Englishearliest quotation 1859fullbring
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fulbringen
- Englishearliest quotation 1859fullbring
Earliest quotation: 1859, Cairns Collection of American Women Writ, Philip Gengembre Hubert: “What the goose but thought, that the swan fullbrought;…”
Formed from full- + bring
Proto-Germanic *bringaną ‘to bring’
Proto-West Germanic *bringan ‘to bring’
Old English bringan ‘to bring’
Middle English bryngen ‘to bring’
English bring
Every English word from Middle English fulbringen
Today it means
verb To accomplish; bring about completely; complete; finish; achieve.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fulbringen / fullbring