sælþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sēliþō, equivalent to sǣl +‎ . Cognate with Old Saxon sālitha, sāltha, Old Dutch sālda, Old High German sālida, Old Norse sæld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæːlθ/, [sæːɫθ]

Noun

sǣlþ f

  1. happiness; joy; felicity
  2. good fortune; prosperity

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sǣlþ sǣlþa, sǣlþe
accusative sǣlþe sǣlþa, sǣlþe
genitive sǣlþe sǣlþa
dative sǣlþe sǣlþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: selþe, selthe