- fýlan
- \fýlan1 wv/t1b to befoul, defile, pollute
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Fylan — This unusual surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of either of two Old Gaelic sept names: O Faolain and O Fialain . The Gaelic prefix O indicates grandson or male descendant of , plus the personal bynames Faolan and Fialan ,… … Surnames reference
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pū̆- — To rot, decay. Probably contracted from *puə (becoming *puw before vowels). Derivatives include foul, fuzzy, potpourri, and pus. 1. Suffixed form *pū lo . a. foul, from … Universalium
file — file1 fileable, adj. filer, n. /fuyl/, n., v., filed, filing. n. 1. a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference. 2. a collection of papers, records, etc.,… … Universalium
file — I [[t]faɪl[/t]] n. v. filed, fil•ing 1) a container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order 2) a collection of papers, records, etc., arranged in convenient order 3) cmp a collection of related computer data or program… … From formal English to slang
defile — defile1 [dē fīl′, difīl′] vt. defiled, defiling [ME defilen, altered (by assoc. with filen, to make foul < OE fylan < ful, FOUL) < defoulen < OFr defouler, to tread underfoot, insult < de , intens. + fouler < ML fullare, to… … English World dictionary
file — file1 [fīl] vt. filed, filing [ME filen < OFr filer, to string documents on thread, orig., to spin thread < LL filare, to spin < L filum, thread < IE base * gwhislo > Lith gýsla, sinew] 1. a) to arrange (papers, etc.) in order for… … English World dictionary
