Selja

Old Norse Dictionary - selja

Meaning of Old Norse word "selja" in English.

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

selja Old Norse word can mean:

selja: u, f. [A. S. seal; Engl. sallow; Swed. sälg; Dan. sælje; North. E. and Scot. saugh]:—a sallow, a willow, salix capraea, Edda (gl.), Pr. 473, Lex. poët.; kirkjan á alla smá-reka, rætr allar ok seljur, Pm. 69. selju-tré, n. a willow-tree, Ám. 111.

selja: II. [selja the verb], a female dealer, whence freq. in poët. circumlocutions of a woman, Edda 68, Lex. poët.

selja: III. the name of an island in Norway; whence Selju-menn, the saints of Selja; Seljumanna-messa, -vaka, see messa, BS., n. G. l.; for the story see FmS. i.

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

Similar entries:

Selja (II)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

poët.: poetically.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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