Contionary:sèl

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

sèl (comparative sèlarr, superlative sèlaste)

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

Declension

Declension of sèl

positive	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sèlᶫ	sèl	sèlt	sèlirr	sèlarr	sèl
accusative	sèlaᶰ	sèlᶫ	sèlt	sèlirr	sèlarr	sèl
dative	sèluᶰ	sèllᶫ	sèlu	sèluᶰ	sèluᶰ	sèluᶰ
genitive	sèlᶫ	sèllarr	sèlᶫ	sèll	sèll	sèll

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of sèl

radical	voiced	nasal	lenition
sèl	zèl	nhèl	shèl

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