selig.
very or deeply happy; overjoyed
Meaning & usage
very or deeply happy; overjoyed
Sie lächelte zurück, und er war selig.
expressing such happiness; beatific
Sie betrachtete das Neugeborene mit seligen Blicken.
unworried; unanxious; tranquil
Er ging ins Bett und fiel in einen seligen Schlaf.
having been granted the eternal happiness of heaven
Wer unbußfertig ist, kann nicht selig werden.
blessed (having been beatified)
die selige Jungfrau und Gottesmutter
ellipsis of Gott hab ihn selig or Gott hab sie selig
Meine Mutter selig hat immer gesagt...
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German sælic, sælec, nominalized sælde, from Old High German sālīg, nominalized sālida, from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg, derived from *sāli.
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