selr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *selhaz, whence also English seal.

Noun

selr m

  1. seal
    Synonyms: kobbi, kópr
Declension
  Declension of selr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative selr selrinn selar selarnir
accusative sel selinn sela selana
dative seli selinum selum selunum
genitive sels selsins sela selanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: selur
  • Faroese: selur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sel
  • Swedish: säl c
  • Danish: sæl c

References

  • “selr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

selr

  1. second-person singular present indicative of selja
  2. third-person singular present indicative of selja
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