sealh

Old English

Alternative forms

• salh, saliġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *salhô (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *saləḱ-, *salək- (“willow”). Cognate with Old High German salaha (“willow”), Old Norse selja (“willow”), Old English salix (“willow”). More at sallow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑlx/, [sæ͜ɑɫx]

Noun

sealh m

1. willow, sallow

Declension

Declension of sealh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sealh	sēalas
accusative	sealh	sēalas
genitive	sēales	sēala
dative	sēale	sēalum

Descendants

• English: sallow, sally, selly