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ge-fýlan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-fýlan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.
To foul, defile, pollute; inquinare, foedare, contaminare
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  • Ðæt hí willaþ mid gegaf-sprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan

    so that they will with idle speeches defile God's house,

    • L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 22
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  • Ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne gefýle

    that any one should defile himself with flesh-meat,

    • L. C. S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24, note 57
    • .
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v.  a-fýlan.
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