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Old English · noun

sælþ

Normalised sǣlþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/sæːlθ/
[sæːɫθ]
Syllables
sæːlθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
felicitygood fortunehappinessfortune

Meaning

  1. happiness; joy; felicity

  2. good fortune; prosperity

Declension

Declension of sælþ
SingularPlural
Nominative sǣlþsǣlþasǣlþe
Accusative sǣlþesǣlþasǣlþe
Genitive sǣlþesǣlþa
Dative sǣlþesǣlþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sēliþō, equivalent to sǣl + -þ. Cognate with Old Saxon sālitha, sāltha, Old Dutch sālda, Old High German sālida, Old Norse sæld.

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