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FYLGEAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
FYLGEAN, fylgan, fylgian, fyligean, fylian, filian, feligean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. dat. acc.
Wright's OE grammar
§538;
To follow, attend, follow or carry out; sĕqui, insĕqui, exsĕqui
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  • Ðæt hearma swá fela fylgean sceolde monna cynne

    that so many ills must follow to mankind,

    • Cd. 33
      • ;
    • Th. 44, 15
      • ;
    • Gen. 709: L. Eth. ii. 9
      • ;
    • Th. i. 288, 29.

  • Ongon se wísdóm his gewunan fylgan

    wisdom began to follow his custom,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 7, 2
      • ;
    • Met. 7, 1: Exon. 122 a
      • ;
    • Th. 468, 6
      • ;
    • Phar. 3: Judth. 10
      • ;
    • Thw. 21, 24
      • ;
    • Jud. 33.

  • Ðe him fylgian wolde

    who would follow him,

    • Hy. 10, 39
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 39.

  • He ne lét him ǽnig ne fyligean

    non admīsit quemquam se sĕqui,

    • Mk. Bos. 5, 37: 8, 34.

  • Ða he on his weorcum wæs geornlíce fyligende

    which he was diligently carrying out in his works,

    • Bd. 3, 28
      • ;
    • S. 560, 17.

  • We wǽron þé fylgende

    we were following thee,

    • St. And. 2, 20.

  • Him fyliende

    sĕquentes se,

    • Jn. Bos. 1, 38.

  • Ic fylige

    sĕquor,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 36
      • ;
    • Som. 38, 24.

  • Ðú gedwolan fylgest

    thou followest error,

    • Exon. 68 b
      • ;
    • Th. 254, 25
      • ;
    • Jul. 202.

  • Gúþmecga him fylgeþ

    the warrior pursues him,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 186
      • ;
    • Sal. 92.

  • Ic fylgde gódnysse

    sĕquēbar bonĭtātem,

    • Ps. Spl. 37, 21: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 108
      • ;
    • Met. 26, 54.

  • Se wráða boda fylgde him

    the fell messenger followed him,

    • Cd. 32
      • ;
    • Th. 43, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 688.

  • Ðe he ǽr fyligde [fylgde, MS. B.]

    whom he before followed,

    • L. Ed. 10
      • ;
    • Th. i. 164, 16.

  • Gé gedwolan fylgdon

    ye followed error,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 742
      • ;
    • El. 371: Exon. 29 a
      • ;
    • Th. 88, 16
      • ;
    • Cri. 1441.

  • Twegen leorningcnihtas fyligdon ðam Hǽlende

    duo discĭpŭli sĕcūti sunt Jēsum,

    • Jn. Bos. 1, 37.

  • Fyle [fylge MS. C.] ðu ðam

    persĕquĕre eam,

    • Ps. Spl. 33, 14.

  • Ðæt we Godes lage fylgean [fylgian MS. B.]

    that we follow God's law,

    • L. C. S. 85
      • ;
    • Th. i. 424, 7.

  • Ðæt hi georne heora bócum and gebédum fylgean

    that they strictly attend to their books and prayers,

    • L. Eth. vi. 41
      • ;
    • Th. i. 326, 3.
Etymology
[
Wyc. foleweden, p. pl
:
Piers P. folwe, folwen
:
Chauc. folwe
:
Laym. folien, foluen, fulien
:
Orm. follȝhenn
:
O. Sax. folgón
:
Frs. folgjen
:
O. Frs. folgia, fulgia, folia
:
Dut. volgen
:
Ger. folgen
:
M. H. Ger. volgen
:
O. H. Ger. folgén, folkén
:
Dan. fölge
:
Swed. följa
:
Icel. fylgja.
]
Derived forms
æfter-fylian, æt-fyligan, be-filgan, ge-fylgan, under-fylgan
Similar entries
v. folgian.
Linked entries
v.  feligean filian folgian fylian fyligean.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FYLGEAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12841.

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