swegl

Old English

Alternative forms

sweġel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swagil, from Proto-Germanic *swagilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swejl/

Noun

sweġl n (nominative plural sweġl)

the heavens, the sky
Heaven, the Kingdom of God
the Sun

Declension

Declension of swegl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweġl	sweġl
accusative	sweġl	sweġl
genitive	sweġles	sweġla
dative	sweġle	sweġlum

Synonyms

Derived terms

sweġles æppel

References

John R. Clark Hall (1916), “swegl”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
Old English to Modern English Translator

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