swefl

Old English

Alternative forms

swefel, swæfl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swefl/, [swevl]

Noun

swefl m

sulfur, brimstone
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 17:29
  On þām dæġe þe Lōþ ēode of Sodoma, hit riġnde fȳr and swefl of heofone and ealle forspilde.
  On the day that Lot went out of Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.

Declension

Declension of swefl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swefl	sweflas
accusative	swefl	sweflas
genitive	swefles	swefla
dative	swefle	sweflum

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