saalig

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East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sælic, sælec, nominalized sælde, from Old High German sālīg, nominalized sālida, from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg, derived from *sāli. Compare German seelig.

Adjective

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saalig

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) very or deeply happy; overjoyed
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) unworried; unanxious; tranquil
  3. (Erzgebirgisch, Christianity) blessed
  4. (Erzgebirgisch, Christianity) having been granted the eternal happiness of heaven

Further reading

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  • Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 94