Old English Dictionary Entry

A-spýlian

Part of speech: -spýligan;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 a-spýlian

p. ode; pp. od To cleanse, wash, purify; abluere :-- Swín nyllaþ aspýligan [aspýlian MS. Cot.] on hluttrum wæterum swine will not wash in pure waters, Bt. 37. 4; Fox 192, 27. [Plat, afspölen: Dut. afspoelen: Ger. abspülen.] a-spylian

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Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛋᛈᚣᛚᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Cot.: Cottonian Manuscripts
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)

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