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sull en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/sʊl/ (Northern-England)
/sʌl/

Etymology

Back-formation from sullen.

Meanings

(intransitive) Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.
- The mesteño had stopped and sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her. 1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sulled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
sulled	Tense=Past		lexicographic
sulls	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
sulling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Deriveds

sull en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).

Meanings

(England, Western, dialectal) A plough.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sulls	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

sull-breaking · sull-paddle

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