Middle High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German sālig, from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sælic

  1. happy, joyful
  2. blessed, blissful
    • c. 1250, Gottfried von Niefen, Sælic sî diu wunne, refrain:
      Sælic, sælic sî diu wunne,
      sælic sî des wunnebernden meien zît,
      sælic sî der vogel singen,
      sælic sî diu ouwe, sælic sî der walt!
      Blessed, blessed be joy,
      blessed be the joy-bringing time of May,
      blessed be the birds' singing,
      blessed be the meadow, blessed be the woods!

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Descendants

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  • German: selig
  • Luxembourgish: séileg
  • Silesian East Central German: salig (Gebirgsschlesisch); sälig; selig (Breslauisch)
    • Silesian East Central German: glücksälig (also Breslauisch)

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *saiwilīk, equivalent to +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old High German sēolīh (marine, maritime).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːˌliːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

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sǣlīċ

  1. of the sea; marine, maritime

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