sawol

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.wol/

Noun

sāwol f

  1. soul
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Navitiy of Our Lord Jesus Christ"
      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.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sāwol sāwla, sāwle
accusative sāwle sāwla, sāwle
genitive sāwle sāwla
dative sāwle sāwlum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: soule
    • English: soul (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: saul
  • → Old Norse: sála, sál
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