sowel

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sufel, sufol, from Proto-West Germanic *sufl, from Proto-Germanic *suflą. For the loss of /v/ between /u/ and /l/, compare coule and forms of schovel.

Alternative forms

soouwil, soowel, soowil, souel, souvil, souwil, sovel, sowvel, sowil, suwle
(late) soule, sowayle, sowll, sowlle, sowylle
(early) suvel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuː(ə)l/, /ˈsoː(ə)l/, /ˈsuv(ə)l/

Noun

sowel (uncountable)

Food, especially that served with bread as a side or condiment; sowl.

Descendants

English: sowl (dialectal)

References

“sǒuel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English sāgol, sāgel, from Proto-West Germanic *saigul.

Alternative forms

saule, soule, sowil
(early) saȝel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɔu̯(ə)l/, /ˈsɔː(ə)l/

Noun

sowel (plural soweles)

A staff or club; a sturdy stick used as a weapon.
A stake with a sharp end (used for fence-building)

Descendants

English: sole (dialectal)

References

“souel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Noun

sowel

Alternative form of soule

Scots

Etymology

From English soul. Doublet of saul.

Noun

sowel (plural sowels)

soul

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