sulh

Old English

Alternative forms

• suluh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sulx/, [suɫx]

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

• sūl

Descendants

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