sælþ

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sēliþō, equivalent to sǣl +‎ . Cognate with Old Saxon sālitha, sāltha, Old Dutch sālda, Old High German sālida, Old Norse sæld.

Pronunciation

Noun

sǣlþ f

  1. happiness; joy; felicity
  2. good fortune; prosperity

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sǣlþ sǣlþa, sǣlþe
accusative sǣlþe sǣlþa, sǣlþe
genitive sǣlþe sǣlþa
dative sǣlþe sǣlþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: selþe, selthe