sowel
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English sufel, sufol, from Proto-West Germanic *sufl, from Proto-Germanic *suflą. For the loss of /v/ between /u/ and /l/, compare coule and forms of schovel.
Alternative forms edit
- soouwil, soowel, soowil, souel, souvil, souwil, sovel, sowvel, sowil, suwle
- (late) soule, sowayle, sowll, sowlle, sowylle
- (early) suvel
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sowel (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- English: sowl (dialectal)
References edit
- “sǒuel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old English sāgol, sāgel, from Proto-West Germanic *saigul.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sowel (plural soweles)
- A staff or club; a sturdy stick used as a weapon.
- A stake with a sharp end (used for fence-building)
Descendants edit
- English: sole (dialectal)
References edit
- “souel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
sowel
- Alternative form of soule
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From English soul. Doublet of saul.
Noun edit
sowel (plural sowels)