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a-fýlan

  • verb [ weak ]
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a-fýlan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fúl foul, unclean]
To foul, defile, pollute, to make filthy, to corrupt; inquinare, contaminare, fœdare
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  • Yfel biþ ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne afýle

    it is sinful that any one defile himself with flesh-meat,

    • L.C.S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24
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    • Past. 54, 1
    • .
  • Afýled

    fœdatus,

    • Prœm. Greg. Dial.
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v. ge-fýlan, a-fúlian.
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