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sealt

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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Delative of see (it). Akin to Finnish sieltä and Ingrian seelt.

Adverb

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sealt (not comparable)

  1. from there, thence

See also

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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sealt

  1. ablative singular of siga

Middle English

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Noun

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sealt

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of salt

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (salt), *saltaz (salty), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

Akin to Old Frisian salt, Old Dutch *salt, Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Norse salt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sæ͜ɑlt/, [sæ͜ɑɫt]

Noun

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sealt n (nominative plural sealt)

  1. common salt (sodium chloride)

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sealt sealt
accusative sealt sealt
genitive sealtes sealta
dative sealte sealtum

Adjective

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sealt

  1. salt, salty, salted
    sealte flodassalt waters

Declension

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Derived terms

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Adjectives

Descendants

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  • Middle English: salt
    • English: salt
    • Scots: sawt, salt, saut
    • Yola: zall