Sullow

From Middle English sulwen, solwen, solewen, variant of Middle English sulien ("to sully"), or representing an unrecorded Old English *solgian ("to soil, sully"), related to Old High German solagōn ("to soil, sully, make dirty"). More at sully.

Full definition of sullow

Verb

1. (transitive) To sully.

Middle English suluh, solowe, from Old English sulh, from Proto-Germanic *sulhuz, from Proto-Indo-European *selk-, *solk- ("to pull") (compare Latin sulcus ("furrow"), Tocharian B sälk ("to pull out"), Ancient Greek ἑλκύω (helkúō, "to drag"), ὁλκός (holkós, "draft"), Albanian hulli ("furrow"), heq ("take away, drag") dialectal helk, Old Armenian հեղգ (hełg, "slow-going, lagging")).

Alternative forms

• sull, sowl, zool

Noun

1. (dialectal or rare) A plough.