Noun: syl
Gender:
Nominative
| Singular | sȳl |
| Plural | sȳle; sȳla |
Accusative
| Singular | sȳl; sȳle |
| Plural | sȳle; sȳla |
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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Sē westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm garseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm garseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles sȳla standað. (The southwestern limit of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the Pillars of Hercules stand.)
Nouns inflected like syl
syl,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“pillar”). Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, “pillar”), German Säule. See: Gothic Nouns '
𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃', German Nouns '
Säule'.
Verbs referencing "syl"
Latin Nouns
silva.
Translations