seelie in All languages combined

Forms: mair seelie [comparative], maist seelie [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle English sely, from Old English sǣliġ (“blessed, fortunate”), (also gesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)), from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg (“happy”). Equivalent to seil + -ie. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|sely|}} Middle English sely, {{inh|sco|ang|sǣliġ||blessed, fortunate}} Old English sǣliġ (“blessed, fortunate”), {{m|ang|gesǣliġ||happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate}} gesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”), {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*sālīg||happy}} Proto-West Germanic *sālīg (“happy”), {{suffix|sco|seil|-ie}} seil + -ie Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair seelie|||||superlative|maist seelie||||}} seelie (comparative mair seelie, superlative maist seelie), {{sco-adj}} seelie (comparative mair seelie, superlative maist seelie)

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    }
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    },
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      "word": "sealy"
    },
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      "word": "seely"
    },
    {
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      "word": "seilie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seily"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seelie"
}

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    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Scots terms suffixed with -ie"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "the fairy court",
      "word": "seelie court"
    },
    {
      "english": "fairy",
      "word": "seelie wicht"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "seil",
        "3": "-ie"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mair seelie",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist seelie",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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          "blessed"
        ],
        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "fortunate, lucky, prosperous"
      ],
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          "fortunate",
          "fortunate"
        ],
        [
          "lucky",
          "lucky"
        ],
        [
          "prosperous",
          "prosperous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "happy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happy",
          "happy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "innocent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "innocent",
          "innocent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "helpless"
      ],
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          "helpless",
          "helpless"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sealy"
    },
    {
      "word": "seely"
    },
    {
      "word": "seilie"
    },
    {
      "word": "seily"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seelie"
}

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"seelie" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [Scots]