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1.
sōlen
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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To become dirty or soiled;
ppl.
solied
, made dirty, soiled; also, defiled or polluted (with sin).
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solwen
v.
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(a) To defile (sb., the soul with sin, etc.); ?also [quots.: 1440], make (sb. or sth.) dirty; (b) to become dirty; grow dark.
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