selr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *selhaz, whence also English seal.

Noun

selr m

seal
Synonyms: kobbi, kópr

Declension

Declension of selr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	selr	selrinn	selar	selarnir
accusative	sel	selinn	sela	selana
dative	seli	selinum	selum	selunum
genitive	sels	selsins	sela	selanna

Descendants

Icelandic: selur
Faroese: selur
Norwegian Nynorsk: sel
Norwegian Bokmål: sel
Swedish: säl c
Danish: sæl c

References

selr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

selr

second-person singular present indicative of selja
third-person singular present indicative of selja

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