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

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nom/acc	sèlᶫ	sèl	sèlar
dative	sèluᶰ	sèlarr	sèluᶰ
genitive	sèlᶫ	sèlarr	sèlarr

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of sèl

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
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.