soule

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See also: Soule, soulé, soulè, soûle, and soûlé

English

Noun

soule (plural soules)

  1. Obsolete spelling of soul.
    • 1638, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Cure of Deſpaire by Phyſick, good counſell, comforts, &c.”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy. , 5th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 3, section 4, member 3, subsection 6, page 707:
      His mercy is a panacea, a balſome for an afflicted ſoule, a Soveraigne medicine, an alexipharmacum for all ſinne, a charme for the Divell, his mercy was great to Solomon, to Manaſſes, to Peter, great to all offenders, and whoſoever thou art, it may be ſo to thee.

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French

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

soule

  1. inflection of souler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sāwol, sāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔu̯l(ə)/
  • (early or Northern) IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯l(ə)/

Noun

soule (plural soules or soulen or (early) soule)

  1. A soul or spirit; an animating force:
    1. The human soul (seen as granting sapience and surviving after death).
    2. The (characteristic) soul of animals or plants.
    3. (alchemy) A refined animating substance akin to the soul.
  2. Life, energy; earthly existence.
  3. (biblical) A person or human being.
  4. The mind or heart; one's capacity for thought or emotion.
  5. One's intent or goal; that which one wants.
Usage notes
  • Often found in contrast or combination with body or flesch.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: soul (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: saul
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Etymology 2

Noun

soule

  1. Alternative form of sowel (food)
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Etymology 3

Noun

soule

  1. Alternative form of sowel (staff, stake)
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