sælan

Icelandic

Noun

sælan

  1. definite nominative singular of sæla

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæː.lɑn/

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

Conjugation of sǣlan (weak, class 1)
infinitive sǣlan sǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sǣle sǣlde
second person singular sǣlest, sǣlst sǣldest
third person singular sǣleþ, sǣlþ sǣlde
plural sǣlaþ sǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sǣle sǣlde
plural sǣlen sǣlden
imperative
singular sǣl
plural sǣlaþ
participle present past
sǣlende (ġe)sǣled

Descendants

  • English: seal
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