Soil

Meaning

Noun

●

A

of

and

, used to support

growth.

●

The

or

on the

of the

that

as a natural

for the growth of

plants.

●

The

or

of the

that has been

to and shows effects of

and

factors of:

(including water and

effects), and

- and

,

by

,

over a

. A product-soil

from the

from which it is

in many physical,

,

, and

and characteristics.

●

Country or territory.

●

That which

or

; a stain.

●

A

or

place to which a

for

; hence, a

place,

, or

of water,

for by other

, as deer.

●

Dung;

; manure.

●

Faeces or

etc. when

clothes.

●

In Medicine:

A

items.

●

A

or

place in which a

or other such

when hunted.

Verb

●

To make dirty.

●

To become

or soiled.

●

To

or

,

or

; to

; to sully.

●

To

by

while clothed.

●

To make

, to ruin.

●

To

with

or

; to manure.

●

To

, as

or

, in the

or an

, with

or

food

for them,

them

; hence (due to such food having the effect of

them) to

by

on

food.

Sourced from

Origin

soil

English

soile

Middle English (1100-1500)

soilen

Middle English (1100-1500)

soyl

Middle English (1100-1500)

soil

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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