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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

  1. 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
  2. to stock, supply

  3. to populate, occupy

  4. to pervade, permeate, suffuse

  5. to fulfill, complete

  6. to carry out

Conjugation

Conjugation of afyllan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfylleāfylde
2nd singular āfyllestāfylstāfyldest
3rd singular āfylleþāfylþāfylde
Plural āfyllaþāfyldon
Subjunctive
Singular āfylleāfylde
Plural āfyllenāfylden
Non-finite forms of afyllan
Form
Infinitive āfyllan
Inflected infinitive āfyllenne
Imperative singular āfyll
Imperative plural āfyllaþ
Present participle āfyllende
Past participle āfylled

All forms (16)

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + fyllan (“to fill”)

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