sawol

== Old English == === Alternative forms === sāwel, sāwal, sāul, sawl, sōwhul, sawul === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Cognates include Old Saxon sēola, Old Dutch sēla and Old High German sēla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.wol/ === Noun === sāwol f soul late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Navitiy of Our Lord Jesus Christ" ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: soule, saul, saule, souel, soul, soull, soulle, sowel, sowele, sowle, sauele, sawlæ, sawle, sæule (Early Middle English), souȝle, soull, sowll, sowyl (Late Middle English), sauel, saull, saulle, sawel, sawele, sawell, sawil, sawle (Northern), zaule (Kent)English: soul (see there for further descendants)Scots: saul, sowel → Old Norse: sála, sál Icelandic: sál Faroese: sál Norwegian Nynorsk: sål Old Gutnish: selu