sull
English
Etymology 1
Back-formation from sullen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʌl/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌl
Verb
sull (third-person singular simple present sulls, present participle sulling, simple past and past participle sulled)
- (intransitive) Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.
- 1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses:
- The mesteño had stopped and sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her.
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Etymology 2
From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).
Noun
sull (plural sulls)
- (Western England dialect) A plough.
Derived terms
- sull-paddle, sull-breaking
References
- "sull, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- sull in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sull, soll (“swill”), perhaps derived from the verb sulla (“to swill”), or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *swulą (“swill”); both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to wash, wash down, gulp, swallow”). Partially cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk sul (“sop”), Danish sul (“sop”). Compare also Old Norse svall (“a drunken bout, swill”), Old Norse sollr ("swill, slop for pigs" > Norwegian Nynorsk soll (“milk toast”)), English swill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʏtl/
- Rhymes: -ʏtl
Noun
sull n (genitive singular sulls, no plural)
- mixture, mix
- watered down drink, piss, slosh
- splashing
Declension
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sull | sullið |
| accusative | sull | sullið |
| dative | sulli | sullinu |
| genitive | sulls | sullsins |
Derived terms
- samsull (“hotchpotch, jumble”)
Related terms
- sulla
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sullr, from Proto-Germanic *swulliz, from *swellaną (“to swell,”) whence sväll. Cognate with Jamtish súll, syll, Norwegian svull, svoll.
Noun
sull m
- Tendency to swell; swelling; boil.
Alternative forms
- syll m
Related terms
- sväll
- sullen