Definition of Selkies

1. Noun. (plural of selkie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Selkies

1. selkie [n] - See also: selkie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Selkies

selfsamenesses
selfsecure
selfsimilar
selfslaughter
selfsome
selfstanding
selfward
selfwards
seliciclib
selictar
selictars
seligmannite
selion
selions
selkie
selkies (current term)
sell
sell-by date
sell-out
sell-outs
sell-through
sell a bargain
sell down
sell down the river
sell ice to Eskimos
sell like hot cakes
sell my clothes, I'm going to heaven
sell off
sell on
sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage

Literary usage of Selkies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"Seals, or selkies, which in Shetland are an alias for the " Norway Finns" (whom I identify with the Teutonic Fionn race), George Thomas only knew in their ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"Seals, or selkies, which in Shetland are an alias for the " Norway Finns" (whom I identify with the Teutonic Fionn race), George Thomas only knew in their ..."

3. The Orkneys and Shetland: Their Past and Present State by Tudor J. R., John Horne, William Irvine Fortescue, Peter White, Benjamin Nieve Peach (1883)
"... the North Ronaldsay folk have long been known as " selkies." They are also sometimes called " Hides," from their wearing ..."

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