Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryGood; fortunate; opportune; happy.
From Middle English sel, sele, from Old English *sǣle (“good, fortunate, happy”) (attested in Old English unsǣle (“evil, wicked”)), from Proto-Germanic *sēliz (“good, happy”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *sēl- (“to calm, quiet, be favourable”). Cognate with Danish sæl (“blissful”), Dutch zalig (“blissful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 (sēls, “good, kind, useful”), Icelandic sæll (“blissful”), Latin sōlor (“to comfort, console”), Swedish säll (“blissful”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionselenm
- Inherited-form mention*sǣleang · good, fortunate, happy
- Cognate mentionunsǣleang · evil, wicked
- Inherited-form mention*sēlizgem-pro · good, happy
- Derivation mention*sel-ine-pro
- Cognate mentionsælda · blissful
- Cognate mentionzalignl · blissful
- Cognate mention𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃got · good, kind, useful
- Cognate mentionsællis · blissful
- Cognate mentionsōlorla · to comfort, console
- Cognate mentionsällsv · blissful
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
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