- ...ands, where ''selch'' or ''selk''(ie) is the Scots word for ''seal'' (from Old English ''seolh''). ...ies often are tricked into having a relationship with mortal man. A common tale is how a man will spy selkies sitting upon a rock in human form. He will sn16 KB (2,835 words) - 14:20, 15 March 2011