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Old English · noun

seolh

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/se͜olx/
[se͜oɫx]
Syllables
se͜olx (1 syllable)
Modern English
seal

Meaning

  1. 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

Declension of seolh
SingularPlural
Nominative seolhsēolas
Accusative seolhsēolas
Genitive sēolessēola
Dative sēolesēolum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *selhaz.

Descendants

seal

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