sælþ

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /sæːlθ/, [sæːɫθ]

Noun

sǣlþ f

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

Declension

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

• ġesǣlþ
• ofersǣlþ
• unsǣlþ
• woruldsǣlþ

Descendants

• Middle English: selþe, selthe