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Old English · adjective

sealt

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/sæ͜ɑlt/
[sæ͜ɑɫt]
Syllables
sæ͜ɑlt (1 syllable)
Modern English
saltsaltedsaltychloridesodium

sealt1 · adjective

Senses

  1. salt, salty, salted

    sealte flodas

    salt waters

Declension

Strong declension of sealt
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sealtsealtsealt
Accusative sealtnesealtesealt
Genitive sealtessealtresealtes
Dative sealtumsealtresealtum
Instrumental sealtesealtresealte
Plural
Nominative sealtesealtasealtesealt
Accusative sealtesealtasealtesealt
Genitive sealtrasealtrasealtra
Dative sealtumsealtumsealtum
Instrumental sealtumsealtumsealtum
Weak declension of sealt
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sealtasealtesealte
Accusative sealtansealtansealte
Genitive sealtansealtansealtan
Dative sealtansealtansealtan
Instrumental sealtansealtansealtan
Plural
Nominative sealtansealtansealtan
Accusative sealtansealtansealtan
Genitive sealtrasealtenasealtrasealtenasealtrasealtena
Dative sealtumsealtumsealtum
Instrumental sealtumsealtumsealtum

sealt2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. common salt (sodium chloride)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sealt
SingularPlural
Nominative sealtsealt
Accusative sealtsealt
Genitive sealtessealta
Dative sealtesealtum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (“salt”), *saltaz (“salty”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-. Akin to Old Frisian salt, Old Dutch *salt, Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Norse salt.

Descendants

salt

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