- befýlan
- wv/t1b to befoul, defile
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
befýlan
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defile — defile1 defilable, adj. defilement, n. defiler, n. defilingly, adv. /di fuyl /, v.t., defiled, defiling. 1. to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase. 2. to violate the chastity of … Universalium
befílan — see befýlan … Old to modern English dictionary
befoul — [bē foul′, bifoul′] vt. [ME befoulen < OE befylan: see BE & FOUL] 1. to make filthy; dirty; soil 2. to cast aspersions on; slander befoulment n … English World dictionary
defile — 1. v.tr. 1 make dirty; pollute, befoul. 2 corrupt. 3 desecrate, profane. 4 deprive (esp. a woman) of virginity. 5 make ceremonially unclean. Derivatives: defilement n. defiler n. Etymology: ME defoul f. OF defouler trample down, outrage (as DE ,… … Useful english dictionary
