Etymology

sull

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Today it means: Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on. Full definition →

Old English sulh
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sull · verb1

Back-formation from sullen.

sull · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromsulh“plough”
  2. English todaysull

From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsulh all →

sullow

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