sel-2, su̯el-

    sel-2, su̯el-

    English meaning: beam, board

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Balken, Brett, from stems or Brettern Verfertigtes”

    Material: O.E. selma, sealma, O.S. selmo “bed”, eig. “das wooden bedstead “; Lith. súolas “ bench “, Lith. sìlė “trough, Schweinetrog”, Ltv. sile “ crib, manger, trough”; Alb. gjolë “Platte, auf die man Viehsalz legt” (*sēlü). With anlaut su̯-: Gk. σέλμα, -ατος (by Hes. also ἕλματα) “balk, beam, Gebälk, scaffold, trestle, esp. Schiffsverdeck, thwart “, Hom. ἐΰσσελμος “with guten Ruderbänken versehen”, σελίς, -ίδος “plank, thwart “; also O.H.G. swelli, M.H.G. swelle “balk, beam, Grundbalken, threshold”, O.Ice. svalar f. pl., O.S. svali “Galerie”, Mod.Ice. svoli “ block of wood “, e-grade O.Ice. swill f. “Grundbalken, threshold”, zero grade O.E. syll, O.Ice. syll ds., M.L.G. sũl, sũlle, sille ds.

    References: WP. II 503 f.