English Explanatory Dictionary

sele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Happiness, fortune.
  2. The right time or occasion for something, an opportune moment, season
  3. Greeting, salutation.

Pronunciation

/siːl/

Word forms

sele seles

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sēliz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *sālī Old English sǣl Middle English sel English sele Inherited from Middle English sel (“fortune, bliss; a unit of time”), from Old English sǣl (“time, occasion, an opportune time, opportunity, happiness, prosperity, good times”), from Proto-West Germanic *sālī, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz. Related to silly.

Related words

silly

Derived words

haysel wheatsel
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