sealf

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *salbu.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑlf/, [sæ͜ɑɫf]

Noun[edit]

sealf f

ointment, salve

Declension[edit]

Declension of sealf (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sealf	sealfa, sealfe
accusative	sealfe	sealfa, sealfe
genitive	sealfe	sealfa
dative	sealfe	sealfum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: salve, salf, salfe, salff, salffe, salwe, selve; scealfe, sealfe, sealve; sallfe
- English: salve
- Scots: saw

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