*seuhslō

Runic: ᛊᛖᚢᚺᛊᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈseu̯x.slɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

  1. pain; torment; affliction; suffering; agony
  2. addiction; obsession

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (‘grievous; sorrowful; ill’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.seuhslōseuhslôz
Acc.seuhslǭseuhslōz
Gen.seuhslōzseuhslǫ̂
Dat.seuhslōiseuhslōmaz
Inst.seuhslōseuhslōmiz
Voc.seuhslōseuhslôz

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Descendants

  • sūsl (Old English)
  • sýsla (Old Norse)
    • sýsla (Icelandic)
    • sysle (Norwegian)
  • sýsla (Old Norse)
    • sȳsla (Old Swedish)
      • syssla (Swedish)
  • sýsl (Old Norse)
    • sýsla (Icelandic)
    • sysle (Norwegian)
  • sýsl (Old Norse)
    • sȳsla (Old Swedish)
      • syssla (Swedish)

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