"sele" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈse.le/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sali, from Proto-Germanic *saliz, from Proto-Indo-European *sel-. Cognate with Old Saxon seli, Old High German sali, Old Norse salr (Swedish sal), Lombardic sala; and with Old Church Slavonic село (selo), Russian село́ (seló). There was also a Germanic variant *saloz-, Old English sæl (“great hall, (large) house, castle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sali}} Proto-West Germanic *sali, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*saliz}} Proto-Germanic *saliz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*sel-}} Proto-Indo-European *sel-, {{cog|osx|seli|}} Old Saxon seli, {{cog|goh|sali}} Old High German sali, {{cog|non|salr}} Old Norse salr, {{cog|sv|sal}} Swedish sal, {{cog|cu|село}} Old Church Slavonic село (selo), {{cog|ru|село́}} Russian село́ (seló), {{cog|ang|sæl||great hall, (large) house, castle}} Old English sæl (“great hall, (large) house, castle”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|selas|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sele m (nominative plural selas), {{ang-noun|m|selas}} sele m (nominative plural selas) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-m|sel|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sele|selas|sele|selas|seles|sela|sele|selum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: selas [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], sele [nominative, singular], selas [nominative, plural], sele [accusative, singular], selas [accusative, plural], seles [genitive, singular], sela [genitive, plural], sele [dative, singular], selum [dative, plural]
  1. great hall, house, dwelling, prison Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sele-ang-noun-Y029TKKG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. tabernacle, gesele Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sele-ang-noun-Uru4s3pR Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sæl
Derived forms: bānsele (english: body (bone-house)), bēagsel, bēagsele (english: hall in which rings are distributed), bēorsele (english: beer-hall, banqueting hall), burgsele (english: castle-hall, house), burnsele (english: bath-house), dēaþsele (english: death-hall, hell), drēorsele (english: dreary hall), dryhtsele (english: princely hall), eorþsele (english: cave-dwelling), gesele (english: tabernacle), goldsele (english: hall in which gold is distributed), gæstsele (english: guest-hall), grundsele (english: abysmal dwelling), gūþsele (english: hall of warriors), hēahsele (english: high hall), hornsele (english: house with gables), hringsele (english: hall in which rings are bestowed), hrōfsele (english: roofed hall), nīþsele (english: hall of conflict), seledrēam (english: hall-joy, festivity), seleful (english: hall-goblet), seleġesċēot, selesċot (english: tabernaculum, tent, lodging-place, nest; German Geschoss), selegyst (english: hall-guest), selerǣdend (english: hall ruler or possessor), selerest (english: bed in hall), selesecg (english: retainer), seleþegn (english: hall-thane, retainer, attendant), seleweard (english: hall-warden), þacsele, þæcsele (english: a building with a thatched roof), willsele (english: pleasant dwelling), wyrmsele (english: hall of serpents, hell)

Inflected forms

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      "english": "body (bone-house)",
      "word": "bānsele"
    },
    {
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      "word": "bēagsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall in which rings are distributed",
      "word": "bēagsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "beer-hall, banqueting hall",
      "word": "bēorsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "castle-hall, house",
      "word": "burgsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "bath-house",
      "word": "burnsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "death-hall, hell",
      "word": "dēaþsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "dreary hall",
      "word": "drēorsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "princely hall",
      "word": "dryhtsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "cave-dwelling",
      "word": "eorþsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "tabernacle",
      "word": "gesele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "hall in which gold is distributed",
      "word": "goldsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "guest-hall",
      "word": "gæstsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "abysmal dwelling",
      "word": "grundsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall of warriors",
      "word": "gūþsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "high hall",
      "word": "hēahsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "house with gables",
      "word": "hornsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall in which rings are bestowed",
      "word": "hringsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "roofed hall",
      "word": "hrōfsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "hall of conflict",
      "word": "nīþsele"
    },
    {
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      "english": "hall-joy, festivity",
      "word": "seledrēam"
    },
    {
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      "english": "hall-goblet",
      "word": "seleful"
    },
    {
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      "word": "seleġesċēot"
    },
    {
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      "english": "tabernaculum, tent, lodging-place, nest; German Geschoss",
      "word": "selesċot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall-guest",
      "word": "selegyst"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall ruler or possessor",
      "word": "selerǣdend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bed in hall",
      "word": "selerest"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "retainer",
      "word": "selesecg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall-thane, retainer, attendant",
      "word": "seleþegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall-warden",
      "word": "seleweard"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "þacsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a building with a thatched roof",
      "word": "þæcsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pleasant dwelling",
      "word": "willsele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hall of serpents, hell",
      "word": "wyrmsele"
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Middle English: *sele"
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "1": "osx",
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        "3": ""
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sali",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "salr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse salr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sal"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish sal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "село"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic село (selo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "село́"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian село́ (seló)",
      "name": "cog"
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        "3": "",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-m",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "selas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "seles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "sela",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "selum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sæl"
    }
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Winter locks the waves with bonds of ice until another year came to the dwellings of those who keep a constant watch for good weather. (Beowulf)",
          "text": "Winter ýþe beleác ísgebinde óþ ðæt óðer com geár in geardas swá nú gyt déþ ða ðe sele bewitiaþ wuldortorhtan weder.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "great hall, house, dwelling, prison"
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          "house"
        ],
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          "dwelling"
        ],
        [
          "prison",
          "prison"
        ]
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        "tabernacle, gesele"
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      "id": "en-sele-ang-noun-Uru4s3pR",
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        ],
        [
          "gesele",
          "gesele"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈse.le/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sele"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "body (bone-house)",
      "word": "bānsele"
    },
    {
      "word": "bēagsel"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall in which rings are distributed",
      "word": "bēagsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "beer-hall, banqueting hall",
      "word": "bēorsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "castle-hall, house",
      "word": "burgsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "bath-house",
      "word": "burnsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "death-hall, hell",
      "word": "dēaþsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "dreary hall",
      "word": "drēorsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "princely hall",
      "word": "dryhtsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "cave-dwelling",
      "word": "eorþsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "tabernacle",
      "word": "gesele"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall in which gold is distributed",
      "word": "goldsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "guest-hall",
      "word": "gæstsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "abysmal dwelling",
      "word": "grundsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall of warriors",
      "word": "gūþsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "high hall",
      "word": "hēahsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "house with gables",
      "word": "hornsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall in which rings are bestowed",
      "word": "hringsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "roofed hall",
      "word": "hrōfsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall of conflict",
      "word": "nīþsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall-joy, festivity",
      "word": "seledrēam"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall-goblet",
      "word": "seleful"
    },
    {
      "word": "seleġesċēot"
    },
    {
      "english": "tabernaculum, tent, lodging-place, nest; German Geschoss",
      "word": "selesċot"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall-guest",
      "word": "selegyst"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall ruler or possessor",
      "word": "selerǣdend"
    },
    {
      "english": "bed in hall",
      "word": "selerest"
    },
    {
      "english": "retainer",
      "word": "selesecg"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall-thane, retainer, attendant",
      "word": "seleþegn"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall-warden",
      "word": "seleweard"
    },
    {
      "word": "þacsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "a building with a thatched roof",
      "word": "þæcsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "pleasant dwelling",
      "word": "willsele"
    },
    {
      "english": "hall of serpents, hell",
      "word": "wyrmsele"
    }
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "salr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse salr",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sal"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish sal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "село"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic село (selo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
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      },
      "expansion": "Russian село́ (seló)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "sæl",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great hall, (large) house, castle"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sæl (“great hall, (large) house, castle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sali, from Proto-Germanic *saliz, from Proto-Indo-European *sel-.\nCognate with Old Saxon seli, Old High German sali, Old Norse salr (Swedish sal), Lombardic sala; and with Old Church Slavonic село (selo), Russian село́ (seló). There was also a Germanic variant *saloz-, Old English sæl (“great hall, (large) house, castle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "selas",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sela",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "nominative plural",
        "4": "selas",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sele m (nominative plural selas)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "selas"
      },
      "expansion": "sele m (nominative plural selas)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sel",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-i-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sele",
        "2": "selas",
        "3": "sele",
        "4": "selas",
        "5": "seles",
        "6": "sela",
        "7": "sele",
        "8": "selum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sæl"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Winter locks the waves with bonds of ice until another year came to the dwellings of those who keep a constant watch for good weather. (Beowulf)",
          "text": "Winter ýþe beleác ísgebinde óþ ðæt óðer com geár in geardas swá nú gyt déþ ða ðe sele bewitiaþ wuldortorhtan weder.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "great hall, house, dwelling, prison"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "dwelling",
          "dwelling"
        ],
        [
          "prison",
          "prison"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tabernacle, gesele"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tabernacle",
          "tabernacle"
        ],
        [
          "gesele",
          "gesele"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈse.le/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sele"
}

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