seilcheag

a snail, Irish seilide, seilchide, seilmide, slimide, Old Irish selige, testudo; cf. Greek $$Gsésilos (i long), $$Gsésclos, $$Gsesilítcs, a snail. Stokes gives the root as sel, allied to Lit saléti, creep, slékas, earthworm, Old Prussian slayx (do.). Stokes now, Lithuanian seleti, creep.