säll

Swedish

/sɛl/

adj
Definitions
  • (formal) happy, blessed

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sæll derived from Old Norse sæll (happy) derived 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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