Old English · noun

sæl

Normalised sǣl

Part of speech: noun, masculine / feminine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /sæːl/
Syllables: sæːl (1 syllable)
Modern English: sele happiness prosperity castle occasion opportunity position room

sæl1 · noun · masculine/feminine

Senses

happiness, prosperity
occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position

Ðās wyrte man mæg niman on ǣlcne sǣl.

This plant may be gathered at any time.

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sæl
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sǣl	sǣlas sǣle sǣla
Accusative	sǣl sǣle	sǣlas sǣle sǣla
Genitive	sǣles sǣle	sǣla
Dative	sǣle	sǣlum

sæl2 · noun · neuter

Senses

room, great hall, (large) house, castle

Wuna salu sinchroden.

By custom, ornately decorated halls.

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sæl
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sæl	salu
Accusative	sæl	salu
Genitive	sæles	sala
Dative	sæle	salum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sāli, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.

From Proto-West Germanic *sal, from Proto-Germanic *salą. Cognate with Old High German sal, German Saal (“hall, large room”), French salle (“room”), Old Saxon sal, Dutch zaal. Compare sele, from a Germanic variant stem.

Descendants

sele

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