seolc

Old English

Alternative forms

seoluc, seoloc, sioluc

Etymology

From an early West Germanic borrowing from Latin sēricum. Compare Old High German serih (“silk”), Old Norse silki (“silk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seo̯lk/, [seo̯ɫk]

Noun

seolc m (nominative plural seolcas)

silk

Synonyms

sīde

Derived terms

seolcen

Descendants

Middle English: selk, silk
- Scots: selk, silke, silk
- English: silk

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