Old English · adjective
salu
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsɑ.lu/
- Syllables
- ˈsɑ · lu (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- duskysallow
Meaning
-
dusky
Good is mīn wīse ond iċ sylfa salo. Saga hwæt iċ hātte.
My way is good and I am myself dusky. Say what I am.
c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 80:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | salusalo | salusalo | salusalo |
| Accusative | salone | salwe | salusalo |
| Genitive | salwes | salore | salwes |
| Dative | salwum | salore | salwum |
| Instrumental | salwe | salore | salwe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | salwe | salwasalwe | salusalo |
| Accusative | salwe | salwasalwe | salusalo |
| Genitive | salora | salora | salora |
| Dative | salwum | salwum | salwum |
| Instrumental | salwum | salwum | salwum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | salwa | salwe | salwe |
| Accusative | salwan | salwan | salwe |
| Genitive | salwan | salwan | salwan |
| Dative | salwan | salwan | salwan |
| Instrumental | salwan | salwan | salwan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | salwan | salwan | salwan |
| Accusative | salwan | salwan | salwan |
| Genitive | salorasalwena | salorasalwena | salorasalwena |
| Dative | salwum | salwum | salwum |
| Instrumental | salwum | salwum | salwum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sal(w)-. Cognate with Irish salach, Latin saliva, English sallow.
Descendants
sallow
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