sullow

Meaning

Verb

To sully.

Noun

A plough.

Hyphenated as

sul‧low

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌləʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sulwen

Cognate with Old High German: solagōn

Inherited from Middle English: suluh

Inherited from Old English: sulh

Cognate with Latin: sulcus

Cognate with Tokharian B: sälk

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἕλκω

Cognate with Albanian: hulli

Cognate with Classical Armenian: հեղգ

In summary

From Middle English sulwen, solwen, solewen, variant of Middle English sulien (“to sully”), or representing an unrecorded Old English *solgian (“to soil, sully”), related to Old High German solagōn (“to soil, sully, make dirty”). More at sully.