An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/besulbern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
besulbern
Friedrich Kluge2506215An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — besulbern1891John Francis Davis

besulbern, vb., ‘to cover with dirt,’ from MidHG. sülwen, sulwen, ‘to soil,’ also süln, OHG. sū̆llen, AS. sȳ̆lian, Goth. sauljan.