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afiler (s.xii2/4)
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afiler (s.xii2/4)

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affiler  
  FEW:  filum 3,532a Gdf:  afiler 1 1,142a / afiler 2 1,142a GdfC: ∅ TL: afiler 1,188 DEAF:  fil 1 (afiler) F451 DMF:  affiler  TLF:  affiler 1  OED:  affile v. 1  MED:  affilen v.  DMLBS:  affilare 1 49a

v.trans.

1to thread, attach: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  le quel precious rose estoit desus celle lance afilee  Sz Med1 155
2to add to a file or collection of documents: 
( 1384 )  qe les roulles en quelles les dites defautes sont pretenduz estre compris soient horstretz de la bundell […] et autres roulles de novell faitz, escritz et tantost myses et affilez en lieu des ditz autres […]  Rot Parl1 iii 173

v. refl.

(of blood) to run, trickle: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Sur l'erbe verte li cler sancs s'en afilet  Roland 1614

See also:

defiler1  enfiler  filer1 
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