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Old English · adjective

seoslig

Normalised sēosliġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈse͜oːs.lij/
[ˈse͜oːz.lij]
Syllables
ˈse͜oːs · lij (2 syllables)
Modern English
afflictedvexedtroubled

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *seuhslag, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslagaz, equivalent to sūsl + -iġ. Compare Old Norse sýsliga (“busily”), Old Norse sýsl (“eager; zealous”).

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