Old English Dictionary Entry

A-fyllan

Definitions

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1 a-fyllan

p. de; pp. ed [a, fyllan to fill] To fill up or full, replenish, satisfy; replere, implere :-- Afyllaþ ða eorþan replete terram. Gen. 9, 1. He ne mæg ða gítsunga afyllan he cannot satisfy the desires, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 16. Fýres afylled with fire filled, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 26; Cri. 1563: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 4; Sat. 100: Beo. Th. 2040; B. 1018: Ps. Th. 128, 5. a-fyllan

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Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᚠᚣᛚᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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