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Old English · verb

fylan

Normalised fȳlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈfyː.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈfyː · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
pollutefilebefouldefile

Meaning

  1. to defile, pollute, befoul

Conjugation

Conjugation of fylan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fȳlefȳlde
2nd singular fȳlestfȳlstfȳldest
3rd singular fȳleþfȳlþfȳlde
Plural fȳlaþfȳldon
Subjunctive
Singular fȳlefȳlde
Plural fȳlenfȳlden
Non-finite forms of fylan
Form
Infinitive fȳlan
Inflected infinitive fȳlenne
Imperative singular fȳl
Imperative plural fȳlaþ
Present participle fȳlende
Past participle fȳledġefȳled

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fūlijan.

Descendants

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