selch
Scots
Alternative forms
- sealch
- sealgh
- saylch
- silch
- sulch
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/
Noun
selch (plural selchs)
- grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
- common seal (Phoca vitulina)
Derived terms
- selkie (diminutive)
Further reading
- “selch” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.