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Icelandic
Noun
sælan
- definite nominative singular of sæla
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sailijan, from Proto-Germanic *sailijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
sǣlan
- to bind (with rope), restrain
10th century, The Wanderer:Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,- Like I should my heart,
oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,
- to moor (a boat etc.)
Conjugation
Descendants