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fúlian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
fúlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. n.
To become foul, putrefy, rot, decay; putrescĕre, computrescĕre, corrumpi
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  • Ðǽr is mid Eástum án mǽgþ, ðæt hí mágon cýle gewyrcan; and ðý ðǽr licgaþ ða deádan men swá lange, and ne fúliaþ, ðæt hí wyrcaþ ðone cýle hine on

    there is among the Esthonians a tribe that can produce cold; and, therefore, the dead men lie there so long, and decay not, because they bring the cold into them,

    • Ors. 1, 1
      • ;
    • Bos. 23, 7.

  • Míne wunda rote an and fúledon

    computruērunt et deteriorāvērunt cicātrīces meæ,

    • Ps. Th. 37, 5: Ps. Surt. 37, 6.
Derived forms
DER. a-fúlian.
Linked entries
v.  a-fúlian fýlan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “fúlian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12688.

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