Contionary:sèl

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ʃeʎ/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ʃej/

Etymology

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

Adjective

sèl (comparative sèlar, superlative sèlast)

1. happy, blessed, fortunate
   1. good (in status or mood)
   2. innocent

Declension

Declension of sèl

positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	sèl L	sèl	sèlar
genitive	sèls	sèlar	sèal L
dative	sèal E	sèl L	sèlu E
comparative	sèlar L
superlative	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	sèlast L	sèlust	sèlastar
genitive	sèlasts	sèlastar	sèlast L
dative	sèlust E	sèlaist L	sèlustu E

^L Triggers lenition   ^E Triggers eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of sèl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sèl	shèl	zèl

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