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á-fyllan

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to fill a vessel, space, &c.
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  • Sé áfylde ealle þá stówe,

      Hml. Th. ii. 350, 25.

  • Wynsum brǽð þá lyfte áfylde,

      Hml. S. 27, 111.
  • Áfyl ðá wunde. Lch. ii. 22, 20.

  • Þá hié heora cawelas áfylled hæfdon, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 27. I a.

    with gen.

    :-- Mon áfielde diófolgielda þá cirican,
      Ors. 6, 3; S. 258, 7.

  • Afylled monnes blódes, 76, 32. I b.

    with prep.

    mid :-- Ðone sǽ mid scipun and mid his fultume áfyllan,
      Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 14.

  • Áfyllan fatu mid wætere,

      Hml. Th. i. 58, 12.
  • Seó dene wæs áfylled mid manna sáwlum, ii. 350, 9.
to fill, supply abundantly,
with gen.
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  • Þán heáhsetl is þrymmes áfylled,

      Wlfst. 254, 18.
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  • Gebytla mid wistum áfyllede and mid écum leóhte, Hml. Th. i. 68, 3. ꝥ folc þæs fægnode áfylde (-fyllede,

    v. l.

    ) mid þám brǽðe.
      Hml. S. 27, 112.
Etymology
[Goth. us-fulljan: O. H. Ger. ar-fullen replere (with gen. or mit).]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “á-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/38233.

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