selch
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English seolh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare North Frisian selich, Middle Low German sēl, Middle Dutch seel, Old High German selah, Old Norse selr).
Pronunciation
Noun
selch (plural selchs)
- grey seal (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 858: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- common seal (Phoca vitulina)
Derived terms
- selkie (diminutive)
Further reading
- “selch”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
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