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be-fyllan

  • verb [ weak ]
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be-fyllan, p. -fylde, -fealde; pp. -fylled; v. trans. [be, fyllan, fellan to fell]
to fell, strike down; cædere, prosternere, projicere
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  • Hwæt befealdest ðú wærfæstne rinc

    why didst thou fell the upright man?

    • Cd. 48
    • ;
    • Th. 62, 6
    • ;
    • Gen. 1010.
  • He us hæfþ befylled

    he has struck us down

      19;
    • Th. 23, 17
    • ;
    • Gen. 361.
to deprive by felling, bereave; cædendo orbare
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  • Secgum befylled

    bereft of his warriors

      Cd. 97
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    • Th. 128, 10
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    • Gen. 2124.
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