Contionary:sèl

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Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse sæll, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz. Cognate to Icelandic sæll, Faroese sælur, Swedish säll, Danish sæl.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ˈʃeʃ/

Adjective

sèl (comparative sèlarr, superlative sèlaste)

  1. happy, blessed, fortunate
    1. good (in status or mood)
Declension
Strong declension of sèl
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sèl sèl sèlt
accusative sèlaᶰ sèll sèlt
dative sèluᶰ sèlli sèlu
genitive sèlᶫ sèllar sèlᶫ
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sèlir sèlar sèl
accusative sèlir sèlar sèl
dative sèluᶰ sèluᶰ sèluᶰ
genitive sèll sèll sèll

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition

Comparative declension of sèl
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sèlarr sèlari sèlarr
accusative sèlarr sèlari sèlarr
dative sèlarr sèlari sèlarr
genitive sèlarr sèlari sèlarr
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sèlari sèlari sèlari
accusative sèlari sèlari sèlari
dative sèluruᶰ sèluruᶰ sèluruᶰ
genitive sèlari sèlari sèlari

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation

Superlative declension of sèl
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sèlaste sèlust sèlast
accusative sèlastaᶰ sèlastt sèlast
dative sèlustuᶰ sèlastri sèlustu
genitive sèlasᶫ sèlastrar sèlasᶫ
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sèlastir sèlastar sèlust
accusative sèlastir sèlastar sèlust
dative sèlustuᶰ sèlustuᶰ sèlustuᶰ
genitive sèlastar sèlastar sèlastar

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of sèl
radical voiced nasal aspirate
sèl zèl sèl shèl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.