Latin

Participle

fultum

1. nominative neuter singular of fultus
2. accusative masculine singular of fultus
3. accusative neuter singular of fultus
4. vocative neuter singular of fultus

References

• FULTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Noun

fultum (plural fultums)

1. help, aid, succour, support, reinforcements

   Of me sal fultum ben ðe brogt. — The Middle English Genesis and Exodus, 1325

2. one who helps

   Nis hit naht ᵹedanfenlic þat þes man ane beo and nab nenne fultume, ac uton wircan him ᵹemace him to fultume and to froure. — Homilies, 1225

Derived terms

• fermfultum — tax, provisions-aid

Old English

Alternative forms

• fultēam, fultom

Etymology

From ful- +‎ tēam ‎(“team”). Compare Old High German follaziohan ‎(“to help, be at hand, support”), Middle Low German vultên ‎(“to carry out, perform”), Dutch voltooien ‎(“to complete, finish”).

Noun

fultum m

1. help, support; protection, reinforcements
2. army, forces

Declension

Derived terms

• āþfultum m — confirmation (confirmers) of an oath
• ciricfultum m — support from the church
• feormfultum, feorm-fultum m — tax, provisions-aid
• fultuman, fultumian — to aid, support
• fultum-
• fultumend, fultumiend m — helper, fellow-worker
• gefultuma m — helper
• gefultumian, gefultmian — to help, assist, help to, supply
• ge-fultumend m — helper
• mægenfultum m — mighty help
• manfultum, mannfultum, monfultum m — military force, reinforcements
• scipfultum m — naval aid, naval reinforcements
• scrūdfultum m — grant towards providing clothes
• tōfultumian, tōgefultumian — to help, assist

References

• Fultom, in Glossary from Bright's Anglo-Saxon Reader.