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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nīwalaz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈne͜o.wol/
Adjective
neowol
- prone (lying face down)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Joshua 7:10
And Dryhten him cwæþ tō, "Ārīs nū, Iosue! Hwȳ liġest þū neowol on eorðan?"- And the Lord said to him, "Get up, Joshua! Why are you lying face down on the ground?"
- head-first
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 8:32
Þǣrrihte fērde eall sēo heord miċelum onrǣse neowol on sǣ.- Immediately the entire herd rushed head-first into the sea.
- deep, low
Declension
Declension of neowol — Strong
Declension of neowol — Weak
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