sæl

See also: säl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse selr ‎(“seal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛːl/, [sɛːˀl]

Noun

sæl c ( singular definite sælen, plural indefinite sæler)

1. seal (Phocidae)

Synonyms

• sælhund c

Derived terms

• Sjælland
• sælskind (sealskin)

Inflection

Declension of sæl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sæl	sælen	sæler	sælerne
genitive	sæls	sælens	sælers	sælernes

See also

• søløve

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sail̥/, [sai̯ːɬ]
• Rhymes: -aiːl

Interjection

sæl

1. hi, hello (to a female or a mixed male/female group)

See also

• sæll

Anagrams

• læs

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Old English

Alternative forms

• sel
• sele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *salą, from Indo-European. Cognate with Old High German sal, German Saal ‎(“hall, large room”), Old Saxon sal, Dutch zaal. Compare sele, from a Germanic variant stem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæl/

Noun

sæl n (nominative plural salu)

1. room, great hall, (large) house, castle

   Wuna salu sinchroden. — By custom, ornately decorated halls.

Declension

Declension of sæl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sæl	sælu
accusative	sæl	sælu
genitive	sæles	sæla
dative	sæle	sælum

Derived terms

• burgsæl n — city-hall, house
• folcsæl m — folk-hall
• hornsæl m — house with gables
• sælþ f — dwelling, house
• wīnsæl n — wine-hall

Descendants

• Middle English: sale

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sēliz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæːl/

Noun

sǣl ?

1. happiness, prosperity
2. (proper) occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position

   Ðás wyrte man mæg niman on ǽlcne sǽl. — This plant may be gathered at any time.

Declension

Declension of sæl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sǣl	sǣlas
accusative	sǣl	sǣlas
genitive	sǣles	sǣla
dative	sǣle	sǣlum

Declension of sæl (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sǣl	sǣle, sǣla
accusative	sǣl, sǣle	sǣle, sǣla
genitive	sǣle	sǣla
dative	sǣle	sǣlum

Derived terms

• sǣlan, sēlan — to take place, happen; to tie, bind, fetter, fasten: curb, restrain, confine
• sǣlig — happy, prosperous
• sǣlige — happily
• sǣliglic — happy, blessed, fortunate
• sǣliglīce — happily, blessedly, fortunately
• sǣlignes f — happiness.
• sǣlþ, sȳlþ f — happiness, prosperity, blessing
• sǣlwang m — fertile plain.

Descendants

• English: sele, seel

References

• 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", sæl et al.
• Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), sæl.