sealh

Old English

Alternative forms

salh, saliġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *salhô (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *saləḱ-, *salək- (“willow”). Cognate with Old High German salaha (“willow”), Old Norse selja (“willow”), Latin salix (“willow”). More at sallow.

Noun

sealh m

willow, sallow

Declension

Declension of sealh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sealh	sēalas
accusative	sealh	sēalas
genitive	sēales	sēala
dative	sēale	sēalum

Descendants

English: sallow, sally, selly

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