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): /ˈʃeʎ/

Adjective

sèl (comparative sèlarr, superlative sèlaste)

  1. happy, blessed, fortunate
    1. good (in status or mood)
Declension
Declension of sèl
singular plural
masculine feminine
nom/acc sèlᶫ sèl sèlar
dative sèluᶰ sèlarr sèluᶰ
genitive sèlᶫ sèlarr sèlarr

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition


Mutation

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

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