p. [fylstede = ] fylste. pl. fylston; subj. pres. fylste, pl. fylsten, fylston; pp. fylsted; [fylst e; f. help] To help, give help, aid, protect; adjŭvāre, auxĭliāri, protĕgĕre :-- Ongan him fylstan began to give help to them, Byrht. Th. 139, 37; By. 265. Hig bícnodon hyra geferan, ðæt hí him fylston annuērunt sŏciis, ut adjŭvārent eos [that they should give help to them], Lk. Bos. 5, 7. Him fylste drihten the Lord helped him, Cd. 124; Th. 159, 8; Gen. 2631. Pirrus him fylste Pyrrhus helped him, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28. Hí him fylston wel they helped him well, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 34; Gen. 2484. Aríson and fylston eów surgant et vos protĕgant, Deut. 32, 38. [Laym. fulsten.] DER. ge-fylstan, to-: ge-fylsta. Cf. fullǽstan. fylstan