"selken" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English seolcen (“made of silk”); equivalent to selk + -en (“made of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|seolcen||made of silk}} Old English seolcen (“made of silk”), {{affix|enm|selk|-en|id2=made of|t2=made of}} selk + -en (“made of”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} selken, {{enm-adj}} selken
  1. Made of silk. Synonyms: silken, silkyn, sylkyn, seolkene, sulkene

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