sælþ

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːlθ/

Noun

sǣlþ f

  1. Happiness; joy; felicity
  2. Good fortune; prosperity

Declension

Derived terms

  • ġesǣlþ
  • ofersǣlþ
  • unsǣlþ
  • woruldsǣlþ

Descendants

  • Middle English: selþe, selthe
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