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Seiling

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 seiling

f. a stretching up the hands; in Icel. the height of a person stretching his hand up is called seiling, það er seiling mín, or það er seilingar-hæð, það er seiling upp undir loptið, and the like.

2 seiling

2. metaph. a seeking from far; er þat honum nauðsyn en eigi seiling, it is a necessity, and not his own seeking, Hrafn, 16.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

seiling

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "seiling" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.