Seilask

Old Norse Dictionary - seilask

Meaning of Old Norse word "seilask" in English.

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

seilask Old Norse word can mean:

seilask: d, dep. to stretch out one’s hands as high or as far as one can reach; þótti mér svá löng höndin á mér, atek þóttumk s. upp á bjargit, Þorst. Síðu H. 178; Þórr seildisk svá langt upp sem hann mátti lengst, Edda 33; hann bað Þorfinn þá s. í móti djáknanum, Orkn. 112; Kormakr seildisk til ok hjó, Korm. 142, Ísl. ii. 269; s. til sverðsins, Fms. viii. 332.

seilask: 2. metaph. to seek far for a thing; skal ekki seilask til nafns, Fs. 23; s. til sæmdar í hendr e-m, Boll. 338; s. til e-s, to covet, 655 xxix. 6:—s. á e-t, to encroach on; s. á Guðs rétt, ok heilagrar kirkju, Bs, i. 741, Fb. ii. 261; hence, á-sælast, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Þorst. Síðu H.: Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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