Etymology

zeals

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, close to the border with both Dorset and Somerset (OS grid ref ST7831). Full definition →

Middle English Seles ← Old English sēalas
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsēalas
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSeles
  3. English todayZeals

Inherited from Middle English Seles, from Old English sēalas, plural of sealh (“willow”).

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