neowol

Old English

Alternative forms

• niwol, neowel, nēol, nifol, nihol, nihold, niwel

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīwalaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈne͜o.wol/

Adjective

neowol

1. prone (lying face down)
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Joshua 7:10

     And Dryhten him cwæþ tō, "Ārīs nū, Iosue! Hwȳ liġest þū neowol on eorðan?"

     And the Lord said to him, "Get up, Joshua! Why are you lying face down on the ground?"

2. head-first
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 8:32

     Þǣrrihte fērde eall sēo heord miċelum onrǣse neowol on sǣ.

     Immediately the entire herd rushed head-first into the sea.

3. deep, low

Declension

Declension of neowol — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	neowol	neowol	neowol
Accusative	neowolne	neowole	neowol
Genitive	neowoles	neowolre	neowoles
Dative	neowolum	neowolre	neowolum
Instrumental	neowole	neowolre	neowole
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	neowole	neowola, neowole	neowol
Accusative	neowole	neowola, neowole	neowol
Genitive	neowolra	neowolra	neowolra
Dative	neowolum	neowolum	neowolum
Instrumental	neowolum	neowolum	neowolum

Declension of neowol — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	neowola	neowole	neowole
Accusative	neowolan	neowolan	neowole
Genitive	neowolan	neowolan	neowolan
Dative	neowolan	neowolan	neowolan
Instrumental	neowolan	neowolan	neowolan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	neowolan	neowolan	neowolan
Accusative	neowolan	neowolan	neowolan
Genitive	neowolra, neowolena	neowolra, neowolena	neowolra, neowolena
Dative	neowolum	neowolum	neowolum
Instrumental	neowolum	neowolum	neowolum

Synonyms

• (deep): dēop
• (low): niþerlīċ

Antonyms

• upweard (“supine”)

Derived terms

• neowolnes (“abyss”)