sawol
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sāwol f
- soul
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Navitiy of Our Lord Jesus Christ"
- Seo sawul is gesceadwis gast, æfre cucu, and mæg underfon ge godne wyllan and yfelne æfter agennum cyre.
- The soul is a rational spirit, which liveth for ever, and is capable of following either a good or an evil desire according to its own choice.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Navitiy of Our Lord Jesus Christ"
Declension edit
Declension of sawol (strong ō-stem)