sealf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salbu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑlf/, [sæ͜ɑɫf]

Noun

sealf f

1. ointment, salve

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sealf	sealfa, sealfe
accusative	sealfe	sealfa, sealfe
genitive	sealfe	sealfa
dative	sealfe	sealfum

Derived terms

• weaxsealf

Descendants

• Middle English: salve, salf, salfe, salff, salffe, salwe, selve, scealfe, sealfe, sealve (Early Middle English), sallfe (Ormulum)
  • English: salve
  • Scots: saw