Contionary:sèle

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse sæll, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz. Cognate to Icelandic sæll, Faroese sælur, Swedish säll, Danish sæl.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeʎ/

Adjective

sèle (comparative sèlarr, superlative sèlaste)

1. happy, blessed, fortunate
   1. good (in status or mood)

Declension

Declension of sèle

positive	singular		plural
	masc/neut	feminine
nom/acc	sèle	sèl	sèlir
dative	sèluᶰ	sèlli	sèluᶰ
genitive	sèlᶫ	sèllar	sèll
comparative	singular		plural
	masc/neut	feminine
nom/acc/gen	sèlarr	sèlari	sèlari
dative			sèluruᶰ
superlative	singular		plural
	masc/neut	feminine
nom/acc	sèlaste	sèlastt	sèlastir
dative	sèlustuᶰ	sèlastri	sèlustuᶰ
genitive	sèlasᶫ	sèlastrar	sèlastar

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of sèle

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
sèle	zèle	nhèle	shèle

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.