𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃

From Proto-Germanic *sēliz (“happy, fortunate, kind, good”).

𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 • (sēls)

1. good, kind
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 8:15:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹.

     iþ þata ana þizai gōdōn airþai þai sind þai izē in hairtin gōdamma jah sēljamma gahausjandans þata waurd gahaband jah akran bairand in þulainai.

     But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4:

     𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄, 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌸; 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐌱𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌰,

     friaþwa usbeisneiga ist, sēls ist: friaþwa ni aljanōþ; friaþwa ni flauteiþ, ni ufblēsada,

     Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 4:32:

     𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍉 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹, 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍉, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌹𐌽 X𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍆 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     wairþaiduh miþ izwis missō sēljai, armahairtai, fragibandans izwis missō, swaswē guþ in Xristau fragaf izwis.

     And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. (KJV)

• 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 (unsēls)

• 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 (sēlei)