solow

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sulh, from Proto-West Germanic *sulh, from Proto-Germanic *sulhs, from Proto-Indo-European *selk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsulɔu̯/, /ˈsuluː/, /sulx/

Noun

solow (plural solows, genitive plural solowene) (chiefly Southern or West Midland)

  1. A plough (device for creating furrows)
  2. (rare) A carucate or ploughland (unit of measure)
  3. (rare) A furrow (trench in soil)

Descendants

  • English: sullow

References

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