solwy

English

Etymology

From Middle English solwi (also solowe), from Old English *solwiġ (“miry”), from solwe, the oblique form of Old English solu (“mud, mire”). More at soil.

Adjective

solwy (comparative solwier or more solwy, superlative solwiest or most solwy)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.

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