swefl

Old English

Alternative forms

• swefel, swæfl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swefl/, [swevl]

Noun

swefl m

1. 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

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swefl	sweflas
accusative	swefl	sweflas
genitive	swefles	swefla
dative	swefle	sweflum