sylian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *suliwōną, *sulwōną, *sulwijaną (to make dirty; to sully), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (thick liquid, muck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsy.li.ɑn/

Verb

sylian

  1. to sully, soil, pollute, defile

Conjugation

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sulen, sulien

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.