swefl

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

swefl m

  1. sulfur, brimstone
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 17:29
      On þām dæġe þe Lōþ ēode of Sodoma, hit riġnde fȳr and swefl of heofone and ealle forspilde.
      On the day that Lot went out of Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative swefl sweflas
accusative swefl sweflas
genitive swefles swefla
dative swefle sweflum