What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Sowl vs Sowle - What's the difference?

sowl | sowle |

As nouns the difference between sowl and sowle

is that sowl is a relish; sauce; dainty; anything eaten with bread or sowl can be while sowle is .

As a verb sowl

is to pull by the ears; to drag about.

sowl

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sovel, suvel, saulee, from (etyl) sufl, sufel, .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A relish; sauce; dainty; anything eaten with bread.
  • Tasty, seasoned food.
  • Pottage; moist, liquid food.
  • Any liquid that is drunk.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sowle, . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 3

    Compare (etyl) zaulen, zauseln, . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pull by the ears; to drag about.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Anagrams

    * * *

    sowle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1823, author=Giles Gossip, title=Coronation Anecdotes, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The archbishop made the "proclamacion on the iiij quarters of the scaffolde, seyend in this wyse: Sirs, heere comyth Henry, kyng Henryes sone the Vth, on whose sowle God have mercy, Amen. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1882-89, author=, title=A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV., chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Beleeve mee nowe, I do not blame my frende To fishe in trobled streames for such a pearle, Or digge in black mowled for so ritch a myne; But to redeeme a chast and inocent sowle Forthe from the fierye jawes of lust and hell, Exprest a most comended charitye. }}

    Anagrams

    *