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Seolesieg
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Sēolesiġ
Etymology
ang sēoles genitive of ang seolh seal īeġ island.
Pronunciation
Sēoles-īeġ
Proper noun
Sēolesīeġ f
ang Selsey town dist/Chichester co/West Sussex cc/England
970 234 An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þys ġēare wæs Æþelgār abbod tō bisċeope ġehālgod...tō þām bisċeopstōle æt Seolesīġġe. ⁊ on þām ylcan ġēare wæs Sūðhāmtūn forhergod fram sċipheriġe, ⁊ sēo burhwaru mǣst ofsleġen ⁊ ġehæft. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tenetland ġehergod. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Leġeċeastersċīr ġehergod fram norð sċiphere. Year 970 In this year Abbod Ethelgar was ordained bishop of the diocese at Selsey. And in the same year, Southhampton was plundered by a fleet, and most of the citizenry was slain or taken captive. And in the same year, Thanet was ravaged. And in the same year, Cheshire was ravaged by a northern fleet.
Declension
Sēolesīeġ sg
Descendants
en Selsey