sawol
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsāwol 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
editDeclension of sāwol (strong ō-stem)
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