seolfor

Old English

Alternative forms

seolfer, seolofor, siolfor, siolufr, silofr, sylfor
sylfur — Mercian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *silubr, whence also Old High German silbar, Old Norse silfr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse͜ol.for/, [ˈse͜oɫ.vor]

Noun

seolfor n

silver
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
  ...Næbbe ic seolfor ne gold, ic þē dō þæt ic hæbbe...
  ...I have neither silver nor gold, I give thee that I have...

Declension

Declension of seolfor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seolfor	seolfor
accusative	seolfor	seolfor
genitive	seolfres	seolfra
dative	seolfre	seolfrum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: silver, selver, seolver, sulver, sylver
- English: silver
  - Jamaican Creole: silva
  - → Maori: hiriwa
  - → Zulu: isiliva
- Scots: silver, siller

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