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sǽlþ

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
sǽlþ, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§303; §613;
Happiness, joy, felicity, good fortune, prosperity (the word is generally in the plural)
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Etymology
[O. Sax. sálða: O. L. Ger. sálda salus, salutare : O. H. Ger. sálida felicitas, beatitas, bona fortuna; v. Grmm. D. M. pp. 822 sqq. on Sǽlde= Fortuna: Icel. sælð bliss.]
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v. ge-, ofer-, un-, woruld-sǽlþ.
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