selig
German (Berlin)
/ˈzeːlɪç/, /ˈzeːlɪk/, /ˈseːlɪɡ/
adj
Definitions
- very or deeply happy; overjoyed
- expressing such happiness; beatific
- unworried; unanxious; tranquil
- (chiefly) having been granted the eternal happiness of heaven
- (Roman Catholicism) blessed having been beatify
- (following mention of a dead person)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German sælic inherited from Old High German sālīg inherited from *sālīg (happy, blissful).
Origin
*sālīg
Gloss
happy, blissful
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alkohol German
- Bier German
- Feind German
- Gefühls German
- Glück German
- Glückseligkeit German
- Leute German
- Leutseligkeit German
- Saum German
- Seligkeit German
- Seligsprechung German
- Vertrauen German
- Wein German
- alkoholselig German
- bierselig German
- feindselig German
- gefühlsselig German
- glückselig German
- leutselig German
- machen German
- rühren German
- rührselig German
- saumselig German
- seligmachen German
- seligsprechen German
- sprechen German
- vertrauensselig German
- weinselig German
- sælig Old English
- sǣliġ Old English
- salig Old High German
- sālig Old High German
- sālīg Old High German
- sælic Middle High German
- *sālīg gmw-pro
- *sālig Old Dutch
- sä̂lich Middle Low German
- sālig Old Saxon