sælig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sālīg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæː.lij/

Adjective

sǣliġ

  1. lucky, fortunate, prosperous, happy

Declension

Derived terms

  • earfoþsǣliġ (“unhappy, unblessed, unfortunate”)
  • heardsǣliġ (“unfortunate, unhappy”)
  • ofersǣliġ (“excessively happy, fortunate”)
  • sǣliġe (“happily”)
  • sǣliġlīċ, sǣllīċ (“happy, blessed, fortunate”)
  • sǣliġlīċe (“happily, fortunately”)
  • sǣliġnes (“happiness”)
  • unsǣliġ (“unfortunate, unhappy, wretched, mischievous, pernicious, wicked.”)
  • wansǣliġ (“unhappy”)
  • wifsǣliġ (“fortunate”)
  • ġesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: sēlī
    • English: silly, sely
    • Scots: seelie

References

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