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a-spýlian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
a-spýlian, -spýligan; p. ode; pp. od
To cleanse, wash, purify; abluere
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  • Swín nyllaþ aspýligan [aspýlian MS. Cot.] on hluttrum wæterum

    swine will not wash in pure waters,

    • Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 27
    • .
Etymology
[
Plat. afspölen
:
Dut. afspoelen
:
Ger. abspülen
.]
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