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selig.

very or deeply happy; overjoyed

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈzeːlɪç/standard/ˈzeːlɪk//ˈseːlɪk/Austria, German, Switzerland, standard, variant
  1. very or deeply happy; overjoyed

    Sie lächelte zurück, und er war selig.
  2. expressing such happiness; beatific

    Sie betrachtete das Neugeborene mit seligen Blicken.
  3. unworried; unanxious; tranquil

    Er ging ins Bett und fiel in einen seligen Schlaf.
  4. having been granted the eternal happiness of heaven

    Wer unbußfertig ist, kann nicht selig werden.
  5. blessed (having been beatified)

    die selige Jungfrau und Gottesmutter
  6. ellipsis of Gott hab ihn selig or Gott hab sie selig

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
    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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