Sealskin
/ˈsiːl.skɪn/noun
The hide or pelt of a seal, especially when used as material for clothing or other goods.
Did you know?In Celtic folklore, selkies were seals that could shed their skins to become human; hiding the sealskin was said to trap the selkie on land.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*selhaz
“Seal, the marine animal”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skinþą
“Skin, hide, or covering”
Old English
OE
seolh scinn
“Seal skin or seal hide”
Middle English
ME
sel-skin
“The skin or pelt of a seal”
Modern English
English
sealskin
“Seal hide, especially used as a material”