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