sale

English

/seɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A hall.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sale inherited from Old English sæl (castle, hall, room, house, great hall, happiness, prosperity) inherited from Proto-Germanic *salą (house, dwelling, hall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (dwelling, village, human settlement, spring, sneak, crawl, favor, move quickly, creep, of good mood, home).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sel-

Gloss

dwelling, village, human settlement, spring, sneak, crawl, favor, move quickly, creep, of good mood, home

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

村

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