sulh

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sulhs (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to drag, to furrow”). Cognate with Latin sulcus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sulx/

Noun

sulh f

  1. plough (implement)
  2. plough, ploughland (measure of land)
  3. furrow; gully

Declension
Declension of sulh (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sulh sylh, syll
accusative sulh sylh, syll
genitive sūle sūla
dative sylh, sylġ, sȳl sūlum

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle English: sulh, sulhȝ, sulch, sulgh, sulegh, solouȝ, solough, solwe
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