Selja
Old Norse Dictionary - selja
Meaning of Old Norse word "selja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word selja can mean:selja
- selja
- u, f. [A. S. seal; Engl. sallow; Swed. sälg; Dan. sælje; North. E. and Scot. saugh]:—a sallow, a willow, salix capraea, Edda (gl.), Pr. 473, Lex. poët.; kirkjan á alla smá-reka, rætr allar ok seljur, Pm. 69. selju-tré, n. a willow-tree, Ám. 111.
- selja
- II. [selja the verb], a female dealer, whence freq. in poët. circumlocutions of a woman, Edda 68, Lex. poët.
- selja
- III. the name of an island in Norway; whence Selju-menn, the saints of Selja; Seljumanna-messa, -vaka, see messa, BS., n. G. l.; for the story see FmS. i.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛚᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- poët.
- poetically.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ám.
- Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)