solwy

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adjective

Dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.

OriginMiddle English solwi ← Old English *solwiġ →
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Meanings

adjectivesolwy (comparative solwier or more solwy, superlative solwiest or most solwy)

comparative solwier · comparative more solwy · superlative solwiest · superlative most solwy

  1. dialectalobsoleteDirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsolu“mud, mire”
  2. Old English*solwiġ“miry”
  3. Middle Englishsolwi
  4. Englishsolwy

From Middle English solwi (also solowe), from Old English *solwiġ (“miry”), from solwe, the oblique form of Old English solu (“mud, mire”). More at soil.

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APA

solwy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solwy

MLA

“solwy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solwy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solwy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solwy.

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