"sæl" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /sæl/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sal, from Proto-Germanic *salą. Cognate with Old High German sal, German Saal (“hall, large room”), Old Saxon sal, Dutch zaal. Compare sele, from a Germanic variant stem. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sal}} Proto-West Germanic *sal, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*salą}} Proto-Germanic *salą, {{cog|goh|sal}} Old High German sal, {{cog|de|Saal||hall, large room}} German Saal (“hall, large room”), {{cog|osx|sal}} Old Saxon sal, {{cog|nl|zaal}} Dutch zaal Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|salu|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sæl n (nominative plural salu), {{ang-noun|n|salu}} sæl n (nominative plural salu) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|sæl|sal|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sæl|salu|sæl|salu|sæles|sala|sæle|salum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: salu [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sæl [nominative, singular], salu [nominative, plural], sæl [accusative, singular], salu [accusative, plural], sæles [genitive, singular], sala [genitive, plural], sæle [dative, singular], salum [dative, plural]
  1. room, great hall, (large) house, castle Tags: neuter Synonyms: sel Derived forms: burgsæl (english: city-hall, house), folcsæl (english: folk-hall), hornsæl (english: house with gables), sælþ (english: dwelling, house), wīnsæl (english: wine-hall) Related terms: sele
    Sense id: en-sæl-ang-noun-EYeyiGza Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 31 2 21 0 3 4 28 2 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sæːl/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sāli, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sāli}} Proto-West Germanic *sāli, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sēliz}} Proto-Germanic *sēliz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=sǣl|sort=}} sǣl m or f, {{ang-noun|m|g2=f|head=sǣl}} sǣl m or f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|sǣl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sǣl|sǣlas|sǣl|sǣlas|sǣles|sǣla|sǣle|sǣlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|sǣl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sǣl|sǣle,sǣla|sǣl,sǣle|sǣle,sǣla|sǣle|sǣla|sǣle|sǣlum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: sǣl [canonical, feminine, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sǣl [nominative, singular], sǣlas [nominative, plural], sǣl [accusative, singular], sǣlas [accusative, plural], sǣles [genitive, singular], sǣla [genitive, plural], sǣle [dative, singular], sǣlum [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sǣl [nominative, singular], sǣle [nominative, plural], sǣla [nominative, plural], sǣl [accusative, singular], sǣle [accusative, singular], sǣle [accusative, plural], sǣla [accusative, plural], sǣle [genitive, singular], sǣla [genitive, plural], sǣle [dative, singular], sǣlum [dative, plural]
  1. happiness, prosperity
    Sense id: en-sæl-ang-noun-Y-FsmxiB
  2. (proper) occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position
    Sense id: en-sæl-ang-noun-B9vHvrO9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sǣlan (english: to take place, happen; to tie, bind, fetter, fasten: curb, restrain, confine), sǣlig (english: happy, prosperous), sǣlige (english: happily), sǣliglic (english: happy, blessed, fortunate), sǣliglīce (english: happily, blessedly, fortunately), sǣlignes (english: happiness), sǣlþ, sȳlþ (english: happiness, prosperity, blessing), sǣlwang (english: fertile plain)
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "sal",
            "3": "sale",
            "4": "sall"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: sal, sale, sall",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "expansion": "Dutch zaal",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
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      "form": "sæl",
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      "form": "sæles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sæle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "salum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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      ]
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        "4": "salu",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "31 2 21 0 3 4 28 2 9",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "english": "city-hall, house",
          "word": "burgsæl"
        },
        {
          "english": "folk-hall",
          "word": "folcsæl"
        },
        {
          "english": "house with gables",
          "word": "hornsæl"
        },
        {
          "english": "dwelling, house",
          "word": "sælþ"
        },
        {
          "english": "wine-hall",
          "word": "wīnsæl"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "By custom, ornately decorated halls.",
          "text": "Wuna salu sinchroden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "room, great hall, (large) house, castle"
      ],
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          "room"
        ],
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "sele"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sel"
        }
      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sæl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sæl"
}

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      "word": "sǣlan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "happy, prosperous",
      "word": "sǣlig"
    },
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      "english": "happily",
      "word": "sǣlige"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "happy, blessed, fortunate",
      "word": "sǣliglic"
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      "word": "sǣliglīce"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "happiness, prosperity, blessing",
      "word": "sȳlþ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fertile plain",
      "word": "sǣlwang"
    }
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            "5": "sel"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: sele, cele, seel, sel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: sele, cele, seel, sel"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "seil"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sāli, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.",
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    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "sǣl",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sǣl m or f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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        "head": "sǣl"
      },
      "expansion": "sǣl m or f",
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        "1": "sǣl"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl",
        "2": "sǣlas",
        "3": "sǣl",
        "4": "sǣlas",
        "5": "sǣles",
        "6": "sǣla",
        "7": "sǣle",
        "8": "sǣlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl",
        "2": "sǣle,sǣla",
        "3": "sǣl,sǣle",
        "4": "sǣle,sǣla",
        "5": "sǣle",
        "6": "sǣla",
        "7": "sǣle",
        "8": "sǣlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "happiness, prosperity"
      ],
      "id": "en-sæl-ang-noun-Y-FsmxiB",
      "links": [
        [
          "happiness",
          "happiness"
        ],
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This plant may be gathered at any time.",
          "text": "Ðās wyrte man mæg niman on ǣlcne sǣl.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position"
      ],
      "id": "en-sæl-ang-noun-B9vHvrO9",
      "links": [
        [
          "occasion",
          "occasion"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "season",
          "season"
        ],
        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "proper",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(proper) occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sæːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sæl"
}
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    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English nouns with multiple genders",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "city-hall, house",
      "word": "burgsæl"
    },
    {
      "english": "folk-hall",
      "word": "folcsæl"
    },
    {
      "english": "house with gables",
      "word": "hornsæl"
    },
    {
      "english": "dwelling, house",
      "word": "sælþ"
    },
    {
      "english": "wine-hall",
      "word": "wīnsæl"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
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            "3": "sale",
            "4": "sall"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: sal, sale, sall",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "hall, large room"
      },
      "expansion": "German Saal (“hall, large room”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "sal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon sal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zaal"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zaal",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sal, from Proto-Germanic *salą. Cognate with Old High German sal, German Saal (“hall, large room”), Old Saxon sal, Dutch zaal. Compare sele, from a Germanic variant stem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "salu",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sæl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sæl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sæles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sæle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "salum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "nominative plural",
        "4": "salu",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sæl n (nominative plural salu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "salu"
      },
      "expansion": "sæl n (nominative plural salu)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sæl",
        "2": "sal",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sæl",
        "2": "salu",
        "3": "sæl",
        "4": "salu",
        "5": "sæles",
        "6": "sala",
        "7": "sæle",
        "8": "salum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sele"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By custom, ornately decorated halls.",
          "text": "Wuna salu sinchroden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "room, great hall, (large) house, castle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "room",
          "room"
        ],
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sæl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sæl"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English feminine nouns",
    "Old English i-stem nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English nouns with multiple genders",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to take place, happen; to tie, bind, fetter, fasten: curb, restrain, confine",
      "word": "sǣlan"
    },
    {
      "english": "happy, prosperous",
      "word": "sǣlig"
    },
    {
      "english": "happily",
      "word": "sǣlige"
    },
    {
      "english": "happy, blessed, fortunate",
      "word": "sǣliglic"
    },
    {
      "english": "happily, blessedly, fortunately",
      "word": "sǣliglīce"
    },
    {
      "english": "happiness",
      "word": "sǣlignes"
    },
    {
      "word": "sǣlþ"
    },
    {
      "english": "happiness, prosperity, blessing",
      "word": "sȳlþ"
    },
    {
      "english": "fertile plain",
      "word": "sǣlwang"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "sele",
            "3": "cele",
            "4": "seel",
            "5": "sel"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: sele, cele, seel, sel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: sele, cele, seel, sel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "sele",
            "3": "seel"
          },
          "expansion": "English: sele, seel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: sele, seel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "seil"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: seil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: seil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sāli"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sāli",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sēliz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sēliz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sāli, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sǣlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "sǣl",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sǣl m or f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "head": "sǣl"
      },
      "expansion": "sǣl m or f",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl",
        "2": "sǣlas",
        "3": "sǣl",
        "4": "sǣlas",
        "5": "sǣles",
        "6": "sǣla",
        "7": "sǣle",
        "8": "sǣlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sǣl",
        "2": "sǣle,sǣla",
        "3": "sǣl,sǣle",
        "4": "sǣle,sǣla",
        "5": "sǣle",
        "6": "sǣla",
        "7": "sǣle",
        "8": "sǣlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "happiness, prosperity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happiness",
          "happiness"
        ],
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This plant may be gathered at any time.",
          "text": "Ðās wyrte man mæg niman on ǣlcne sǣl.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occasion",
          "occasion"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "season",
          "season"
        ],
        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "proper",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(proper) occasion, time; season, opportunity, condition, position"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sæːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sæl"
}

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