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Sull vs Sullow - What's the difference?

sull | sullow | Alternative forms |

Sull is an alternative form of sullow.


As verbs the difference between sull and sullow

is that sull is to stop, to refuse to go on (of an animal - example - donkey or a possum plays dead) while sullow is to sully.

As nouns the difference between sull and sullow

is that sull is (obsolete) a plough while sullow is (dialectal|or|rare) a plough.

sull

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(en verb)
  • to stop, to refuse to go on (of an animal - example - donkey or a possum plays dead)
  • :* 1992': The mesteño had stopped and '''sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her. — Cormac McCarthy, ''All The Pretty Horses

    • Etymology 2

    Anglo-Saxon (suluh), (sulh), a plough; compare Old High German suohili a little plough.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A plough.
    • (Ainsworth)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    sullow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sulwen, solwen, solewen, variant of (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sully.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) ).

    Alternative forms

    * sull, sowl, zool

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal, or, rare) A plough.