swegel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”), perhaps via a metathesis of Proto-West Germanic *sawili, the oblique stem of *sōl (“sun”). Compare siġel (“sun”).

Noun

sweġel n

  1. the Sun
  2. the heavens, the sky
  3. Heaven, the Kingdom of God

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sweġel —
accusative sweġel —
genitive sweġles —
dative sweġle —

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • sweġelbefealden
  • sweġelbeorht
  • sweġelbōsm
  • sweġelcandel
  • sweġelcyning
  • sweġeldrēam
  • sweġeltorht
  • sweġelwered
  • sweġelwundor
  • sweġles æppel
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