Old English · noun
wull
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /wull/[wuɫ]
- Syllables
- wull (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- wool
Meaning
-
wool
Sċēap man hielt for heora wulle and flǣsċe.
Sheep are kept for their wool and meat.
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from *wulnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.
Descendants
wool
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