"selch" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /sɛlx/ Forms: selchs [plural]
Etymology: From Old English seolh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare North Frisian selich, Middle Low German sēl, Middle Dutch seel, Old High German selah, Old Norse selr). Etymology templates: {{inherited|sco|ang|seolh}} Old English seolh, {{inherited|sco|gem-pro|*selhaz}} Proto-Germanic *selhaz, {{cognate|frr|selich|||g=|id=|pos=|tr=}} North Frisian selich, {{cognate|gml|sēl}} Middle Low German sēl, {{cognate|dum|seel}} Middle Dutch seel, {{cognate|goh|selah}} Old High German selah, {{cognate|non|selr}} Old Norse selr Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|selchs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} selch (plural selchs), {{sco-noun|s}} selch (plural selchs)
  1. grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals
    Sense id: en-selch-sco-noun-L7oeB8JV Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 50 50 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup, Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. common seal (Phoca vitulina) Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals
    Sense id: en-selch-sco-noun-qBu8Xtgj Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 50 50 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup, Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sealch, sealgh, saylch, silch, sulch Derived forms: selkie [diminutive]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inherited"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frr",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "",
        "id": "",
        "pos": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "North Frisian selich",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "sēl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German sēl",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "seel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch seel",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "selah"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German selah",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "selr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse selr",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English seolh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare North Frisian selich, Middle Low German sēl, Middle Dutch seel, Old High German selah, Old Norse selr).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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        "1": "s"
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sco",
          "name": "Phocid seals",
          "orig": "sco:Phocid seals",
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            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-selch-sco-noun-L7oeB8JV",
      "links": [
        [
          "grey seal",
          "grey seal"
        ],
        [
          "Halichoerus grypus",
          "Halichoerus grypus#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
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            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "common seal (Phoca vitulina)"
      ],
      "id": "en-selch-sco-noun-qBu8Xtgj",
      "links": [
        [
          "common seal",
          "common seal"
        ],
        [
          "Phoca vitulina",
          "Phoca vitulina#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛlx/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sealch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sealgh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "saylch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "silch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sulch"
    }
  ],
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    "sco:selch"
  ],
  "word": "selch"
}
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    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots nouns",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "sco:Phocid seals"
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inherited"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frr",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "",
        "id": "",
        "pos": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "North Frisian selich",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "sēl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German sēl",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "seel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch seel",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "selah"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German selah",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "selr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse selr",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English seolh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare North Frisian selich, Middle Low German sēl, Middle Dutch seel, Old High German selah, Old Norse selr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "selchs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "selch (plural selchs)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)"
      ],
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          "grey seal",
          "grey seal"
        ],
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          "Halichoerus grypus",
          "Halichoerus grypus#Translingual"
        ]
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "common seal (Phoca vitulina)"
      ],
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        [
          "common seal",
          "common seal"
        ],
        [
          "Phoca vitulina",
          "Phoca vitulina#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛlx/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sealch"
    },
    {
      "word": "sealgh"
    },
    {
      "word": "saylch"
    },
    {
      "word": "silch"
    },
    {
      "word": "sulch"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sco:selch"
  ],
  "word": "selch"
}

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