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FYLLAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
FYLLAN, = fellan; ic fylle, ðú fyllest, he fylleþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, pl. fyldon; pp. fylled; v. trans.
Wright's OE grammar
§47; §65; §170; §178; §530; §643;
To fell, cut down, cast down, throw down, destroy; prosternĕre, cædĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre
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  • Ðá us man fyllan ongan ealle to eorþan

    then they began to fell us all to the ground,

    • Rood Kmbl. 146
    • ;
    • Kr. 73.
  • Fyllan,

    • Judth. 11
    • ;
    • Thw. 24, 17
    • ;
    • Jud. 194.
  • Gif ðú wylt ða firenfullan fylian mid deáþe

    if thou wilt fell the wicked with death,

    • Ps. Th. 138, 16.
  • Ic beámas fylle

    I fell trees,

    • Exon. 101 a
    • ;
    • Th. 381, 11
    • ;
    • Rä. 2, 9.
  • Se grimmesta hungor hí fylde

    fămes acerbissĭma eos prostrāvit,

    • Bd. 4, 13
    • ;
    • S. 582, 29: Cd. 35
    • ;
    • Th. 46, 20
    • ;
    • Gen. 747.
  • Ða synsceaðan Godes tempel fyldon

    the sinful cast down God's temple,

    • Exon. 18 a
    • ;
    • Th. 44, 27
    • ;
    • Cri. 709
    • ,
  • Fyll ða oferhydigan

    cast down the proud,

    • Ps. Th. 73, 22.
  • Hergas fyllaþ

    cast down the idols,

    • Exon. 14 b
    • ;
    • Th. 30, 27
    • ;
    • Cri. 486.
Etymology
[
Chauc. felle
:
Laym. fallen
:
O. Sax. fellian
:
Frs. fellen
:
O. Frs. falla, fella
:
Dut. vellen
:
Ger. fällen
:
M. H. Ger. falljan, fellen
:
Dan. fælde
:
Swed. fälla
:
Icel. fella.
]
Derived forms
a-fyllan, be-, ge-, of-, to-
Linked entries
v.  fellan.
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