sælan

Icelandic

Noun

sælan

1. definite nominative singular of sæla

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sailijan, from Proto-Germanic *sailijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæː.lɑn/

Verb

sǣlan

1. to bind (with rope), restrain
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
     oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
     frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,

     Like I should my heart,
     oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
     far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,

2. to moor (a boat etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	sǣlan	sǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sǣle	sǣlde
second person singular	sǣlest, sǣlst	sǣldest
third person singular	sǣleþ, sǣlþ	sǣlde
plural	sǣlaþ	sǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sǣle	sǣlde
plural	sǣlen	sǣlden
imperative
singular	sǣl
plural	sǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	sǣlende	(ġe)sǣled

Descendants

• English: seal