sælþ

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • happiness; joy; felicity
  • good fortune; prosperity

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sēliþō affix from Old English sǣl (occasion, season, time, condition, good fortune, prosperity, joy, position, time as in bad good times, good time, opportunity, the definite time at which an event should take place, a fit time, circumstances, happiness).

Origin

Old English

sǣl

Gloss

occasion, season, time, condition, good fortune, prosperity, joy, position, time as in bad good times, good time, opportunity, the definite time at which an event should take place, a fit time, circumstances, happiness

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

喜, 悦, 慶, 歓

Emoji
❄️

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