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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Substantivised from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.
Noun
*sāli m or f
- happiness, prosperity
- proper, appropriate time
Inflection
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Singular
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*sāli
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| Genitive
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*sālī
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*sāli
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*sālī
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| Accusative
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*sāli
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*sālī
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| Genitive
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*sālī
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*sālijō
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| Dative
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*sālī
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*sālim, *sālijum
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| Instrumental
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*sālī
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*sālim, *sālijum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: sǣl
- Middle English: sel, sele, seile, seill, seyle (Northern), ceel, cele, seel, seele, sele (chiefly Late Middle English)
- English: sele (dialectal)
- Middle Scots: seill, seyll