"wol" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /woːl/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wōl. Cognate with Old Saxon wōl, Old High German wuol, Old Norse ól (“troll-woman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wōl}} Proto-West Germanic *wōl, {{cog|osx|wōl}} Old Saxon wōl, {{cog|goh|wuol}} Old High German wuol, {{cog|non|ól||troll-woman}} Old Norse ól (“troll-woman”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=wōl|sort=}} wōl m, {{ang-noun|m|head=wōl}} wōl m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|wōl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wōl|wōlas|wōl|wōlas|wōles|wōla|wōle|wōlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: wōl [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], wōl [nominative, singular], wōlas [nominative, plural], wōl [accusative, singular], wōlas [accusative, plural], wōles [genitive, singular], wōla [genitive, plural], wōle [dative, singular], wōlum [dative, plural]
  1. plague, pestilence Synonyms: cwild, mancwealm
    Sense id: en-wol-ang-noun-RiD6Rzxv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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