selch
Scots
Etymology
From Old English seolh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare North Frisian selich, Middle Low German sēl, Middle Dutch seel, Old High German selah, Old Norse selr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛlx/
Derived terms
- selkie (diminutive)
Further reading
- “selch” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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