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á-fillan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
of (v. á-feallan).
lit.
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  • Þá áfylde sum cnapa ꝥ fæt

    a boy knocked the vessel down

    ,
      Hml. S. 31, 1127.
  • Gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig and tó eorþan áfyllan (

    to cast it to the earth

    ),
      Bl. H. 151, 16.
metaph.
to cause to cease, put an end to
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  • Hé áfylleþ þá inwitfullan word of his tungan

    he puts away deceitful words from his tongue

    ,
      Bl. H. 55, 16.
  • Áfyl

    praecipita

    ,
      Ps. Spl. 54, 9.
  • Áfæl,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 7.
  • Getriówie hé hine be þám wíte and mid þý ꝥ wíte áfelle (-fylle,

    v. ll.) make the fine not recoverable

    ,
      Ll. Th. i. 84, 16.
  • Hæfð hé ꝥ wíte áfylled mid þý áðe,

      136, 3.
  • Áfyldum

    effeta (voluntate

    ,
      Ald. 66, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 58.
  • v. á-fælan, -fyllan in Dict.
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v.  a-fælan.
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