Merian
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - merian
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- merian
- p. ede; pp. ed To purify, refine :-- Ðam ðe his gást wile mergan (MS. B. merian) of sorge ásceádan of scyldum for him who will purify his spirit from the dross of care, separate it from guilt, Salm. Kmbl. 112; Sal. 55.