sull

See also: sull'

English

Etymology 1

Back-formation from sullen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʌl/
  • Rhymes: -ʌl

Verb

sull (third-person singular simple present sulls, present participle sulling, simple past and past participle sulled)

  1. 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

From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).

Alternative forms

Noun

sull (plural sulls)

  1. (Western England dialect) A plough.
Derived terms
  • sull-paddle, sull-breaking

References

  • "sull, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • sull in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Icelandic

Noun

sull n (sulls)

  1. a mixture, a mix
  2. a watered down drink, piss, slosh

Derived terms

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