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From Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Equivalent to sin- +‎ *wealt, from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (changing; unstable), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to turn; wind; twist).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.neˌwæ͜ɑlt/, [ˈsi.neˌwæ͜ɑɫt]

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sinewealt

  1. round (circular, spherical, or cylindrical)
    Aristotelēs cwæþ on Be Heofonum þæt þǣre Eorðan sċadu wǣre sinewealt on mōnan āsprungennesse.
    Aristotle said in On the Heavens that the Earth's shadow was round during a lunar eclipse.

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