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English word origin

Etymology of sull

Back-formation from sullen.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Back-formation from sullen.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A plough.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).

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