sele

English

/siːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Happiness, fortune.
  • (obsolete) The right time or occasion for something, an opportune moment.
  • greeting, salutation

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sele (bliss, good fortune, happiness, hame, harness, season, an occasion, period of time) inherited 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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