Old English · noun
sawol
Normalised sāwol
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsɑː.wol/
- Syllables
- ˈsɑː · wol (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- soul
Meaning
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soul
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
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Cognates include Old Saxon sēola, Old Dutch sēla and Old High German sēla.
Descendants
soul
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