Selr

Old Norse Dictionary - selr

Meaning of Old Norse word "selr" in English.

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

selr Old Norse word can mean:

selr: m., pl. selar, but mod. selir, [O. H. G. selah; A. S. seol; Engl.seal; Dan. sæl-hund]:—a seal, Lat. phoca, FS. 143; egg ok sela (acc.pl.), Sturl. ii. 77: fiska, fogla eða sela, Grág. ii. 337; sela ok fiska, 358; sela alla, 359; syndr sem selr, Nj. 29, cp. Engl. ‘to swim like a duck:’ the phrase, mér er ekki um sel, ‘seal likes me not,’ i. e. I do not like it. For a description of various kinds of seals see SkS. 40–44 new Ed. (opnu-selr, örkn-selr, látr-selr).

selr: 2. in local names, Sel-strönd, Sel-vágr, etc.:—as a nickname, Selr, Ó. H.; sels-bani and sels-hefnir, id.; sela-gnúpr, Gísl. 9.

selr: B. COMPDS: selabátr, selbelgr, selbiti, seladráp, selseista, selfeitr, selfiskr, selfita, selhár, selshreifi, selahúðir, selshöfuð, selkolla, selakyn, selalagnir, sellátr, selnasi, selnet, selanætr, selskinn, selskutill, selspik, selssveif, seltíund, seltjara, selvara, selveiðr, selver.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

etc.: et cetera.

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

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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