sweotol

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *switul, from Proto-Germanic *switulaz (clear; evident), possibly from an early merging of Proto-Germanic *sw- (self) from Proto-Indo-European *swō + witan (to know), from Proto-Germanic *witaną, with the suffix +‎ -ol (prone to doing) from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz (adjective suffix), with the general meaning "self-knowable", thus "evident", however possible derivatives such as *witulaz, *witol (evident) and *switaną, *switan (to know oneself) do not exist outside of this adjective.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sweotol (superlative sweotolost)

  1. clear, intelligible; evident, distinct

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: swutel, sutel

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