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Old English · adjective

unsælig

Normalised unsǣliġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈunˌsæː.lij/
Syllables
ˈun · ˌsæː · lij (3 syllables)
Modern English
unseelieunsillyunblessedbringingunhappy

Meaning

  1. unhappy, unblessed, miserable as being evil

  2. unhappy, bringing misery

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From un- + sǣliġ. Cognate with Old High German unsālig. Compare Swedish osalig.

Descendants

unseelie, unsilly

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