Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sēlīgaz. Cognate with Old Saxon sālig, Old High German sālig (“blessed, fortunate”); compare with Dutch zalig (“blessed”), German selig (“blessed, overjoyed”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sǣliġ
- blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy
Declension
Declension of sǣliġ — Strong
Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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sǣliġ
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sǣliġu, sǣlġu, sǣliġo, sǣlġo
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sǣliġ
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Accusative
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sǣliġne
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġ
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Genitive
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sǣliġes, sǣlġes
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sǣliġre
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sǣliġes, sǣlġes
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Dative
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġre
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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Instrumental
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġre
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġa, sǣlġa, sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġu, sǣlġu, sǣliġo, sǣlġo
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Accusative
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġa, sǣlġa, sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġu, sǣlġu, sǣliġo, sǣlġo
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Genitive
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sǣliġra
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sǣliġra
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sǣliġra
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Dative
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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Instrumental
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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Declension of sǣliġ — Weak
Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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sǣliġa, sǣlġa
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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Accusative
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġe, sǣlġe
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Genitive
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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Dative
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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Instrumental
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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Accusative
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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sǣliġan, sǣlġan
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Genitive
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sǣliġra, sǣliġena, sǣlġena
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sǣliġra, sǣliġena, sǣlġena
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sǣliġra, sǣliġena, sǣlġena
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Dative
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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Instrumental
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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sǣliġum, sǣlġum
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Derived terms
- earfoþsǣliġ (“unhappy, unblessed, unfortunate”)
- heardsǣliġ (“unfortunate, unhappy”)
- ofersǣliġ (“excessively happy, fortunate”)
- sǣliġe (“happilly”)
- sǣliġlīċ, sǣllīċ (“happy, blessed, fortunate”)
- sǣliġlīċe (“happily, fortunately”)
- sǣliġnes (“happiness”)
- unsǣliġ (“unfortunate, unhappy, wretched, mischievous, pernicious, wicked.”)
- wansǣliġ (“unhappy”)
- wifsǣliġ (“fortunate”)
- ġesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)
Descendants
References