sellan

Asturian

Verb

sellan

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of sellar

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Old English

Alternative forms

• siellan, syllan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saljaną. Cognate with Old Frisian sella, Old Saxon sellian, Old High German sellen, Old Norse selja, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (saljan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsel.lɑn/, [ˈseɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

sellan

1. to give
2. to give up for money; betray
3. to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of sellan (weak class 1)

infinitive	sellan	sellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	selle	sealde
second person singular	selest	sealdest
third person singular	seleþ	sealde
plural	sellaþ	sealdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	selle	sealde
plural	sellen	sealden
imperative
singular	sele
plural	sellaþ
participle	present	past
	sellende	(ġe)seald

Derived terms

• āsellan
• besellan
• forsellan
• ġesellan
• sellend
• ymbsellan

 

Descendants

• Middle English: sellen, cellyn, sel, selle, sellyn, sillen, sille, sulle, sullen, syllen; sellenn, seollen, sullan; zelle
  • English: sell
    • → Dutch: sellen
  • Scots: sell

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Spanish

Verb

sellan

1. third-person plural present indicative of sellar