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