fylþu

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu. Equivalent to fūl +‎ -þu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyːl.θu/, [ˈfyːɫ.θu]

Noun[edit]

fȳlþu f

  1. filth
  2. (figurative) moral impurity, foul practice

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: fülthe, felthe, filthe

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