Old English · verb
afyllan
Normalised āfyllan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ɑːˈfyl.lɑn/[ɑːˈfyɫ.ɫɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈfyl · lɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- populatesuffusecarry outfillpermeatepervadestocksupply
Meaning
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to fill
Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."
Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the undying God."
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints -
to stock, supply
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to populate, occupy
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to pervade, permeate, suffuse
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to fulfill, complete
-
to carry out
Conjugation
All forms (16)
Etymology
Equivalent to ā- + fyllan (“to fill”)
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