solein

solein
solein an old form (Spenser) of ↑sullen

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  • Sullenness — Sullen Sul len, a. [OE. solein, solain, lonely, sullen; through Old French fr. (assumed) LL. solanus solitary, fr. L. solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Lonely; solitary; desolate. [Obs.] Wyclif (Job iii. 14). [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomy; dismal;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sullen — sullenly, adv. sullenness, n. /sul euhn/, adj. 1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 2. persistently and silently ill humored; morose. 3. indicative of gloomy ill humor. 4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound. 5.… …   Universalium

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