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FEÓL

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
FEÓL, e;
Wright's OE grammar
§41; §127; §329; §367;
f A FILE; līma
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  • Ic com láf fýres and feóle

    I am the leaving of fire and file,

    • Exon. 126 a
    • ;
    • Th. 484, 7
    • ;
    • Rä. 70, 4.
  • Mín heáfod is homere geþuren, sworfen feóle

    my head is beaten with a hammer, rubbed with a file,

    • 129 b
    • ;
    • Th. 497. 18
    • ;
    • Rä. 87, 2.
Etymology
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Prompt. Parv. file
:
Dut. vijl, f
:
Ger. feile, f
:
M. H. Ger. víle, f
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O. H. Ger. fíhala, fíla, f
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Dan. fiil, m. f
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Swed. fil, m
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Icel. þél, f. a file.
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  • FEÓL, n.