Old English · noun
seolh
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /se͜olx/[se͜oɫx]
- Syllables
- se͜olx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- seal
Meaning
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seal (animal)
Swylċe ēac þēos eorþe is berende missenlīcra fugela ⁊ sǣwihta ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft fanġene seolas ⁊ hronas and mereswȳn; ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft numene missenlīcra cynna weolcsċylle ⁊ muscule, ⁊ on þām oft ġemette þā betstan meregrotan ǣlces hīwes.
This land also bears various birds and sea creatures, and seals, porpoises, and dolphins are often caught here; and various kinds of mussels and shellfish are often taken, and in them the best pearls of every color are often found.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *selhaz.
Descendants
seal
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