gesælig

Meaning

1. lucky

   Þȳ iċ wundriġe hwȳ þū ne mæġe onġietan þæt þū eart nū ġīet swīðe ġesǣliġ, nū þū ġīet leofast and eart hāl.

   So I wonder why you can't understand that you're still very lucky, since you're still alive and healthy.

   late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

2. happy

   Hwæðer miċel feoh mæġ ǣniġne mann dōn swā ġesǣliġne þæt hē nānes þinges māran ne þearf?

   Can a lot of money make anyone so happy that they don't need anything more?

   late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

Declension