seil

Scots

/sil/

noun
Definitions
  • Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sele (bliss, good fortune, happiness, hame, harness, season, an occasion, period of time) inherited from Old English sæl (castle, hall, room, house, great hall, happiness, prosperity) inherited from *sālī inherited from Proto-Germanic *sēliz (happy, good, fortunate, kind, joy, luck).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sēliz

Gloss

happy, good, fortunate, kind, joy, luck

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

良, 善

Emoji
🎅 🎉 🎊 😀 😁 😄 😍 😘 😚 🙋 🤶

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