sweotole

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe͜o.to.le/

Etymology 1

Adjective

sweotole

1. inflection of sweotol:
   1. strong accusative feminine singular
   2. strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
   4. weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
   5. weak accusative neuter singular

Etymology 2

Etymology

From sweotol (“clear”) +‎ -e (“-ly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe͜o.to.le/

Adverb

sweotole

1. clearly, openly, plainly
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
     mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān
     þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre
     sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…

     Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow
     alone at every dawn. There is no one alive
     to whom I would dare
     openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sweotole”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.