oferfyllan

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- + fyllan.

Verb

oferfyllan

  1. To fill to overflowing, cram, feed in excess; feed too much.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: *overfillen, ouerfüllen

References

  • oferfyllan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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