זײַנוול
זאַנוול, זאַמוול, זאַוול
'Zaynvl (man's name)'

ETYMOLOGY

Hebrew שמואל. Max Weinreich posits that the initial ש was pronounced with an apical /s̺/ in early Old Yiddish which subsequently became /z/. However, זײַנוול likely came by way of MHG Samuel, which, in any case, also had an apical /s̺/.

CENTRAL

avrum bejru gɩmpu duvɩd̥ haršu velvu zaˑvl xaskl tojvɩ jiˑd[l?] אַבֿרהם בערל גימפּל דוד הערשל וועלוול זײַוול כאַצקל טובֿיה יודל (alphabetical acrostic) {POLAND, Warsaw, 52211}