swegl

Old English

Alternative forms

• sweġel
• sƿeġl — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swagilaz. From Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swejl/

Noun

sweġl n (nominative plural sweġl)

1. the heavens, the sky
2. Heaven, the Kingdom of God
3. 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

• heofon
• lyft
• rodor
• wolcen

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “swegl”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
• Old English to Modern English Translator