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FYLL

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
FYLL, fill, fyllu, fyllo, e; f.
The FILL, fulness, plenty; plēnĭtūdo, satŭrĭtas
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  • Drinc nú ðíne fylle

    drink now thy fill,

    • Ors. 2, 4
    • ;
    • Bos. 45, 36.
  • Gé etaþ to fylle

    comĕdētis in satŭrĭtāte,

    • Lev. 26, 5.
  • Fylle gefrægnod

    known by its plenteousness,

    • Beo. Th. 2670, note
    • ;
    • B. 1333.
  • Fylle gefǽgon

    they rejoiced in the plenty,

    • 2032
    • ;
    • B. 1014.
  • Næs hie ðære fylle gefeán hæfdon

    they had no joy of that plenty,

    • 1128
    • ;
    • B. 562.
  • Ic sylle heora hungrium hláf to fylle

    paupĕres ejus satŭrābo pānĭbus,

    • Ps. Th. 131, 16.
Etymology
[
Ger. fülle, f
:
M. H. Ger. volle, f. m; vülle. f
:
O. H. Ger. folla, follí, fullí. f
:
Goth. fullei, fullo, f
:
Dan. fylde, m. f
:
Swed. fylle, n
:
Icel. fylli, fyllr, f.
]
Derived forms
wist-fyll
Linked entries
v.  fill fyllu.
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