seelie
See also: Seelie
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English sely, from Old English sǣliġ (“blessed, fortunate”), (also gesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)), from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg (“happy”). Equivalent to seil + -ie.
Adjective edit
seelie (comparative mair seelie, superlative maist seelie)
Derived terms edit
- seelie court (“the fairy court”)
- seelie wicht (“fairy”)
Further reading edit
- “seelie” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.