sellien.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛli/, U.S.

/ˈsɛli/, Scottish English

/ˈsɛlɪ/

Forms: 1700s 1900s selly, 1800s selie, 1800s– sellie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English sel , self n., -y suffix⁶

Etymology: < sel, Scots variant of self n. + -y suffix⁶.With use as adjective compare earlier selfy adj.

Scottish.

A. n.

One's personal welfare and interests as an object of concern; concentration on these interests, selfish or self-interested motives, selfishness. Cf. self n. 4. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at Sel) records this sense as still in use in Angus in 1969.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness

selfness1574

self-regard1595

selfishness1628

selffulness1640

suicism1654

selliea1758

a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1961) III. 300 In a ye do forgetna selly.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 424 Sellie, self; sellie's ay sellie, self is still for self.

1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 134 That land where ‘sellie’ reigns supremely chief.

1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 343 Ye're like the minister o' Balie, preaching for selie.

1887 J. Service Life Dr. Duguid 128 I made it aye a principle, that I would never blink the richt for sellie's sake.

B. adj.

Selfish.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish

self-respecting1597

selfish1628

selfful1640

selfy1643

sellie1825

kiasu1990

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Sellie, attached to one's own interest, selfish.

1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 21 Bit A daarsay there's a selly bit aboot uz aa.

2008 R. Fairnie Scots Tung Wittins (SCOTS) No. 174 They war bein peyed areddies bi the vauntie, sellie an nou gey fleeced Laird.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sellie
释义	sellien.adj. Brit. /ˈsɛli/, U.S. /ˈsɛli/, Scottish English /ˈsɛlɪ/ Forms: 1700s 1900s selly, 1800s selie, 1800s– sellie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English sel , self n., -y suffix⁶ Etymology: < sel, Scots variant of self n. + -y suffix⁶.With use as adjective compare earlier selfy adj. Scottish. A. n. One's personal welfare and interests as an object of concern; concentration on these interests, selfish or self-interested motives, selfishness. Cf. self n. 4. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at Sel) records this sense as still in use in Angus in 1969. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness selfness1574 self-regard1595 selfishness1628 selffulness1640 suicism1654 selliea1758 a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1961) III. 300 In a ye do forgetna selly. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 424 Sellie, self; sellie's ay sellie, self is still for self. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 134 That land where ‘sellie’ reigns supremely chief. 1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 343 Ye're like the minister o' Balie, preaching for selie. 1887 J. Service Life Dr. Duguid 128 I made it aye a principle, that I would never blink the richt for sellie's sake. B. adj. Selfish. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish self-respecting1597 selfish1628 selfful1640 selfy1643 sellie1825 kiasu1990 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Sellie, attached to one's own interest, selfish. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 21 Bit A daarsay there's a selly bit aboot uz aa. 2008 R. Fairnie Scots Tung Wittins (SCOTS) No. 174 They war bein peyed areddies bi the vauntie, sellie an nou gey fleeced Laird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1758
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