sælan

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Icelandic

Noun

sælan

  1. definite nominative singular of sæla

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sailijan, from Proto-Germanic *sailijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

sǣlan

  1. 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,
  2. to moor (a boat etc.)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: seal