selesecg

From sele (“hall”) +‎ seċġ (“man”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.leˌsejj/, [ˈse.leˌsed͡ʒ]

seleseċġ m

1. (poetic) retainer, hall-man
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
     hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine
     wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.

     He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures,
     how his goldfriend accustomed him
     to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.

Strong a-stem:

• Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “seleseċġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.