neowol

Meaning

1. prone (lying face down)

   late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Joshua 7:10

   And the Lord said to him, "Get up, Joshua! Why are you lying face down on the ground?"

2. head-first

   c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 8:32

   Immediately the entire herd rushed head-first into the sea.

3. deep, low

Declension