sawol

Old English

sāwol f

soul
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Navitiy of Our Lord Jesus Christ"
  Seo sawul is gesceadwis gast, æfre cucu, and mæg underfon ge godne wyllan and yfelne æfter agennum cyre.
  The soul is a rational spirit, which liveth for ever, and is capable of following either a good or an evil desire according to its own choice.

Declension of sawol (strong ō-stem)

Middle English: soule, saul, saule, souel, soul, soull, soulle, sowel, sowele, sowle, sowll, sowyl; sauele, sawlæ, sawle, sæule; sauel, saull, saulle, sawel, sawele, sawell, sawil, sawle; zaule
- English: soul (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: saul
→ Old Norse: sála, sál
- Icelandic: sál
- Faroese: sál
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sål
- Old Gutnish: selu

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