silf in Middle English

Forms: silfs [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|self}} Old English self, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*selbaz||self}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*selbʰ-||one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*s(w)e-||separate, apart}} Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} silf, {{enm-noun}} silf (plural silfs)

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    },
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "4": "",
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"silf" meaning in Middle English

Noun