Sæll

Old Norse Dictionary - sæll

Meaning of Old Norse word "sæll" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sæll Old Norse word can mean:

sæll
adj. [sæl, sælt], compar. sælli, sælstr (mod. sælli, but sælastr); [A. S. sæl; Old Engl. seely; Engl. silly; Germ. selig; Dan. sæl, salig; cp. the double use of Gr. εὐήθης; Engl. simple]:—blest, happy; hann þóttisk sæll ef þeir skyldi dæma mál hans, Ölk. 35; þrællinn mælti, at hann þættisk sæll ef Otkell ætti hann, Nj. 73; hann görði hana svá sæla sem þá at hón væri sælust, Sd. 187 (paper MS.); eru þeir því sælli, sem …, Gþl. 173.
sæll
2. poor; ek hefi eigi kysst kerlinguna sælu inni, BS. i. 469.
sæll
3. phrases, sælum mönnum ok vesælum, FmS. vii. 220; senda kveðju ungum ok gömlum, sælum ok veslum, Ó. H. 126; við alla ríka ok úríka, sæla ok fátæka, wealthy and poor, FmS. i. 33: in greeting, kom heill ok sæll, Nj. 175; far heill ok sæll, FmS. vii. 197; bóndi sæll, Ísl. ii. 24: freq. in mod. usage, komdu sæil, welcome! (the address to one who comes); vertú sæll, farewell! hann kyssti kerlingu ok mælti, vertu nú heil ok sæl kerling, BS. i. 470.
sæll
4. of a saint (cp. Germ. selig), the blessed; hinn sæli Magnús jarl, Orkn.; sælan Johannem, 623. 11; ins sæla Þorláks, BS. i. passim; ins sælsta Erasmus, MS. 655 v. 2.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
compar.
comparative.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Ölk.
Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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