befylan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bifūlijan, equivalent to be- +‎ fȳlan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈfyː.lɑn/

Verb

befȳlan

1. to defile, befoul

Conjugation

Conjugation of befȳlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	befȳlan	befȳlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	befȳle	befȳlde
second person singular	befȳlest, befȳlst	befȳldest
third person singular	befȳleþ, befȳlþ	befȳlde
plural	befȳlaþ	befȳldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	befȳle	befȳlde
plural	befȳlen	befȳlden
imperative
singular	befȳl
plural	befȳlaþ
participle	present	past
	befȳlende	befȳled

Descendants

• Middle English: befilen, befulen
  • English: befile
  • Scots: befyle, befile
  • ⇒ Middle English: defilen (through interference from Middle English defoulen)
    • English: defile
    • Scots: defyle, defile