sowel

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English sufel, sufol, from Proto-West Germanic *sufl, from Proto-Germanic *suflą. For the loss of /v/ between /u/ and /l/, compare coule and forms of schovel. ==== Alternative forms ==== soouwil, soowel, soowil, souel, souvil, souwil, sovel, sowvel, sowil, suwle (late) soule, sowayle, sowll, sowlle, sowylle (early) suvel ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsuː(ə)l/, /ˈsoː(ə)l/, /ˈsuvəl/ ==== Noun ==== sowel (uncountable) Food, especially that served with bread as a side or condiment; sowl. ===== Descendants ===== English: sowl (dialectal) ===== References ===== “sǒuel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English sāgol, sāgel, from Proto-West Germanic *saigul. ==== Alternative forms ==== saule, soule, sowil (early) saȝel ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsɔu̯(ə)l/, /ˈsɔː(ə)l/ ==== Noun ==== sowel (plural soweles) A staff or club; a sturdy stick used as a weapon. A stake with a sharp end (used for fence-building) ===== Descendants ===== English: sole (dialectal) ===== References ===== “souel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== sowel alternative form of soule == Scots == === Etymology === From English soul. Doublet of saul. === Noun === sowel (plural sowels) soul