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Old English · verb

afylan

Normalised āfȳlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈfyː.lɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈfyː · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
polluteinfectbefouldefile

Meaning

  1. to pollute, befoul, defile

  2. to spoil, corrupt, infect

Conjugation

Conjugation of afylan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfȳleāfȳlde
2nd singular āfȳlestāfȳlstāfȳldest
3rd singular āfȳleþāfȳlþāfȳlde
Plural āfȳlaþāfȳldon
Subjunctive
Singular āfȳleāfȳlde
Plural āfȳlenāfȳlden
Non-finite forms of afylan
Form
Infinitive āfȳlan
Inflected infinitive āfȳlenne
Imperative singular āfȳl
Imperative plural āfȳlaþ
Present participle āfȳlende
Past participle āfȳled

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + fȳlan (“to file”).

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