selken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English seolcen (“made of silk”); equivalent to selk +‎ -en (“made of”).

Adjective

selken

  1. Made of silk.

Descendants

  • English: silken
  • Scots: selkin, silkin

References

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