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ge-fyllan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.
To fill, fulfil, make a total, complete, finish, accomplish, satisfy; implere, saturare
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  • Ðus unc gedafenaþ ealle rihtwisnisse gefyllan,

    • Mt. 3, 15
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  • We sceolon ðone geleáfan mid gódum dǽdum gefyllan

    we must complete the belief with good deeds,

    • Blickl. Homl. 23, 10
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  • Hí ne mágon ealle ðíne bletsunge gefyllan

    they do not complete the sum of all thy blessings,

    • 157, 20
      • .

  • Ealle stówa he gefylleþ

    he fills all places,

    • 23, 20
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  • Míne geornnesse mid góde ðú gefyldest

    thou didst satisfy my longing with good,

    • 89, 5
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  • He him gehét his æriste swá he mid sóðe gefylde

    he promised them his resurrection as he truly performed,

    • 17, 4
      • .

  • Hí heofon-hláfe hálige gefylde

    pane cæli saturavit eos,

    • Ps. Th, 104, 35
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  • Dú gefyldest foldan and rodoras wuldres ðínes

    thou hast filled earth and skies with thy glory,

    • Exon. 13 b; Th. 25, 29
      • ;
    • Cri. 408
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  • Óð ðæt ðú gefylle ðíne ðegnunge

    until thou fulfil thy business,

    • Blickl. Homl. 233, 28, 12
      • :
    • Guthl. 5; Gdwn. 40, 25
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  • On hire wæs gefylled ðætte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen

    in her was fulfilled what was sung in the Song of Songs,

    • Blickl. Homl. 11, 15 : 13, 26
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  • Gefylde,

    • 15, 8
      • .

  • Æfter ðon ðe ða mæssan wǽron gefyllede

    after the masses were finished,

    • 207, 29
      • :
    • Lk. Bos. 4, 13
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  • Ðæt hús wæs gefylled of ðære sealfe swæces

    domus impleta est ex odore ungenti,

    • Jn. Bos. 12, 3
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  • Gifena gefylled fremum forðweardum

    filled with gifts with continual benefits,

    • Cd. 11; Th. 13, 28
      • ;
    • Gen. 209
      • .

  • Gefylled

    consumtus, finitus,

    • Hpt. Gl. 457
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  • Wel gefylde

    bene pastos,

    • Th. An. 20, 31
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-fyllan.” 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/14462.

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