seolh

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *selhaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

seolh m (nominative plural sēolas)

  1. seal (animal)
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Swylċe ēac þēos eorþe is berende missenlīcra fugela ⁊ sǣwihta ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft fanġene seolas ⁊ hronas and mereswȳn; ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft numene missenlīcra cynna weolcsċylle ⁊ muscule, ⁊ on þām oft ġemette þā betstan meregrotan ǣlces hīwes.
      This land also bears various birds and sea creatures, and seals, porpoises, and dolphins are often caught here; and various kinds of mussels and shellfish are often taken, and in them the best pearls of every color are often found.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative seolh sēolas
accusative seolh sēolas
genitive sēoles sēola
dative sēole sēolum

Descendants

  • English: seal
  • Scots: selch