susl

Old English

Alternative forms

• sūsel
• *sēosl — found only in derivatives

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *seuhslu, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō (“pain; torment; sickness”). Cognate with Old Norse sýsla (“busyness; business; work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːsl/, [suːzl]

Noun

sūsl f or n

1. torment; anguish; agony

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sūsl	sūsla, sūsle
accusative	sūsle	sūsla, sūsle
genitive	sūsle	sūsla
dative	sūsle	sūslum

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sūsl	sūsl
accusative	sūsl	sūsl
genitive	sūsles	sūsla
dative	sūsle	sūslum

Derived terms

• sēosliġ
• sūslbana
• sūslcwalu
• sūslhof
• sūslstede

Descendants

• Middle English: susl, susel, susle