wull
See also: Wull
Middle English
Noun
wull
- Alternative form of wolle
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿull
Etymology
From earlier *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from *wulnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wull/, [wuɫɫ]
Noun
wull f
- wool
- Sċēap man hielt for heora wulle and flǣsċe.
- Sheep are kept for their wool and meat.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Swīðe sweartes līchaman hēo wæs for þǣre sunnan hǣtu, and þā loccas hiere hēafdes wǣron swā hwīte swā wull.
- Her skin was tanned very dark from the sun's heat, and the locks of her hair were as white as wool.
- Swīðe sweartes līchaman hēo wæs for þǣre sunnan hǣtu, and þā loccas hiere hēafdes wǣron swā hwīte swā wull.
Declension
Declension of wull
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | wull | |
accusative | wulle | |
genitive | wulle | |
dative | wulle |
Descendants
- Middle English: wolle, woll, wull, wulle, woul, woule, wol, woolle
- English: wool
- Scots: woll, wol, wow, wo, oull, owll, owl, oo