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

1. 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

• cwicseolfor
• seolfren

Descendants

• Middle English: silver, selver, seolver, sulver, sylver
  • English: silver, ☽, ☾ (alchemy)
    • Jamaican Creole: silva
    • → Maori: hiriwa
    • → Zulu: isiliva
  • Scots: silver, siller