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Scots
Etymology
From Middle English sely, from Old English sǣliġ (“blessed, fortunate”), (also gesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)), from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg (“happy”). Equivalent to seil + -ie.
Adjective
seelie (comparative mair seelie, superlative maist seelie)
- blessed, holy
- fortunate, lucky, prosperous
- happy
- innocent
- helpless
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