seel

English

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Good; fortunate; opportune; happy.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sel inherited from Old English *sǣle (good, happy, fortunate) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sēliz (happy, good, fortunate, kind, joy, luck) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (dwelling, village, human settlement, spring, sneak, crawl, favor, move quickly, creep, of good mood, home).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sel-

Gloss

dwelling, village, human settlement, spring, sneak, crawl, favor, move quickly, creep, of good mood, home

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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