sælþ

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sēliþō, equivalent to sǣl +‎ -þ. Cognate with Old Saxon sālitha, sāltha, Old Dutch sālda, Old High German sālida, Old Norse sæld.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sæːlθ/, [sæːɫθ]

Noun[edit]

sǣlþ f

  1. happiness; joy; felicity
  2. good fortune; prosperity

Declension[edit]

Declension of sælþ (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sǣlþ sǣlþa, sǣlþe
accusative sǣlþe sǣlþa, sǣlþe
genitive sǣlþe sǣlþa
dative sǣlþe sǣlþum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: selþe, selthe
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