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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *salh, from Proto-Germanic *salhô (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”). Cognate with Old High German salaha (“willow”), Old Norse selja (“willow”). More at sallow.
Pronunciation
Noun
sealh m
- willow, sallow
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Descendants
- Middle English: salow, salew, salgh, salghe, salȝe, sallow, salowe, salu, saluh, salwe, salwh, salwhe, saly, salyh