fylan

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Contents

1 Old English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Verb
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
  - 1.2.2 Descendants

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fūlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pū- (“to rot; pus”). Akin to Old English fyne (“moisture, mildew, mold”). More at finew.

Verb[edit]

fȳlan (weak class 1)

to defile, pollute, befoul

Related terms[edit]

befȳlan

Descendants[edit]

English: file

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