Etymograph

English

solwy

Solwy comes from Old English *solwiġ ‘miry’, and goes back to solu ‘mud, mire’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150solu‘mud, mire’
  2. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150solweoblique form of solu
  3. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*solwiġ‘miry’reconstructed
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500solwi
  5. Englishtodaysolwy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150solu‘mud, mire’
  2. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150solweoblique form of solu
  3. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*solwiġ‘miry’reconstructed
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500solwi
  5. Englishtodaysolwy

Every English word from Old English solu

Today it means

adj Dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English solu / solwy

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