selja

See also: Selja

Estonian

Noun

selja

1. genitive singular of selg

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną.

Verb

selja (third person singular past indicative seldi, third person plural past indicative selt, supine selt)

1. to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of selja (group v-21)

infinitive	selja
supine	selt
	present	past
first singular	selji	seldi
second singular	selur	seldi
third singular	selur	seldi
plural	selja	seldu
participle (a7)1	seljandi	seldur
	imperative
singular	sel!
plural	seljið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

• avreiða

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian зе́лье (zélʹje, “potion; (archaic) plant”), so named because elder has (traditionally) been used as a medicinal plant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseljɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ljɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eljɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sel‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): sel‧ja

Noun

selja

1. elder (tree)

Declension

Inflection of selja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		selja	seljat
genitive		seljan	seljojen
partitive		seljaa	seljoja
illative		seljaan	seljoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		selja	seljat
accusative	nom.	selja	seljat
	gen.	seljan
genitive		seljan	seljojen seljain rare
partitive		seljaa	seljoja
inessive		seljassa	seljoissa
elative		seljasta	seljoista
illative		seljaan	seljoihin
adessive		seljalla	seljoilla
ablative		seljalta	seljoilta
allative		seljalle	seljoille
essive		seljana	seljoina
translative		seljaksi	seljoiksi
abessive		seljatta	seljoitta
instructive		—	seljoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of selja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seljani seljani accusative nom. seljani seljani gen. seljani genitive seljani seljojeni seljaini rare partitive seljaani seljojani inessive seljassani seljoissani elative seljastani seljoistani illative seljaani seljoihini adessive seljallani seljoillani ablative seljaltani seljoiltani allative seljalleni seljoilleni essive seljanani seljoinani translative seljakseni seljoikseni abessive seljattani seljoittani instructive — — comitative — seljoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seljasi seljasi accusative nom. seljasi seljasi gen. seljasi genitive seljasi seljojesi seljaisi rare partitive seljaasi seljojasi inessive seljassasi seljoissasi elative seljastasi seljoistasi illative seljaasi seljoihisi adessive seljallasi seljoillasi ablative seljaltasi seljoiltasi allative seljallesi seljoillesi essive seljanasi seljoinasi translative seljaksesi seljoiksesi abessive seljattasi seljoittasi instructive — — comitative — seljoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seljamme seljamme accusative nom. seljamme seljamme gen. seljamme genitive seljamme seljojemme seljaimme rare partitive seljaamme seljojamme inessive seljassamme seljoissamme elative seljastamme seljoistamme illative seljaamme seljoihimme adessive seljallamme seljoillamme ablative seljaltamme seljoiltamme allative seljallemme seljoillemme essive seljanamme seljoinamme translative seljaksemme seljoiksemme abessive seljattamme seljoittamme instructive — — comitative — seljoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seljanne seljanne accusative nom. seljanne seljanne gen. seljanne genitive seljanne seljojenne seljainne rare partitive seljaanne seljojanne inessive seljassanne seljoissanne elative seljastanne seljoistanne illative seljaanne seljoihinne adessive seljallanne seljoillanne ablative seljaltanne seljoiltanne allative seljallenne seljoillenne essive seljananne seljoinanne translative seljaksenne seljoiksenne abessive seljattanne seljoittanne instructive — — comitative — seljoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative seljansa seljansa accusative nom. seljansa seljansa gen. seljansa genitive seljansa seljojensa seljainsa rare partitive seljaansa seljojaan seljojansa inessive seljassaan seljassansa seljoissaan seljoissansa elative seljastaan seljastansa seljoistaan seljoistansa illative seljaansa seljoihinsa adessive seljallaan seljallansa seljoillaan seljoillansa ablative seljaltaan seljaltansa seljoiltaan seljoiltansa allative seljalleen seljallensa seljoilleen seljoillensa essive seljanaan seljanansa seljoinaan seljoinansa translative seljakseen seljaksensa seljoikseen seljoiksensa abessive seljattaan seljattansa seljoittaan seljoittansa instructive — — comitative — seljoineen seljoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ruohoselja
• seljanmarja
• terttuselja

Further reading

• “selja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Eljas

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlja/
• Rhymes: -ɛlja

Etymology 1

From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną.

Verb

selja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative seldi, supine selt)

1. (ditransitive) to sell

   Synonym: versla

   Synonym: afhenda

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse selja (whence also Swedish sälg), from Proto-Germanic *salhijǭ, a variant of *salhô (whence English sallow).

Noun

selja f (genitive singular selju, nominative plural seljur)

1. sallow, goat willow (Salix caprea)

Declension

Declension of selja (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	selja	seljan	seljur	seljurnar
accusative	selju	seljuna	seljur	seljurnar
dative	selju	seljunni	seljum	seljunum
genitive	selju	seljunnar	selja	seljanna

Derived terms

• steinselja (“parsley, Petroselinum crispum”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• seljen

Noun

selja m or f

1. definite feminine singular of selje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną.

Alternative forms

• selje (e infinitive)

Verb

selja (present tense sel, past tense selde, past participle selt, passive infinitive seljast, present participle seljande, imperative sel)

1. to sell

   Dei selde mesteparten.

   They sold most of it.

Etymology 2

Noun

selja f

1. definite singular of selje

References

• “selja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *saljaną.

Verb

selja

1. (ditransitive) to deliver
2. (transitive) to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of selja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	selja
present participle	seljandi
past participle	seldr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	sel	selda		selja	selda
2nd person singular	selr	seldir		selir	seldir
3rd person singular	selr	seldi		seli	seldi
1st person plural	seljum	seldum		selim	seldim
2nd person plural	selið	selduð		selið	seldið
3rd person plural	selja	seldu		seli	seldi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	sel
1st person plural	seljum
2nd person plural	selið

Conjugation of selja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	seljask
present participle	seljandisk
past participle	selzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	seljumk	seldumk		seljumk	seldumk
2nd person singular	selsk	seldisk		selisk	seldisk
3rd person singular	selsk	seldisk		selisk	seldisk
1st person plural	seljumsk	seldumsk		selimsk	seldimsk
2nd person plural	selizk	selduzk		selizk	seldizk
3rd person plural	seljask	seldusk		selisk	seldisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	selsk
1st person plural	seljumsk
2nd person plural	selizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: selja
• Faroese: selja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: selja
  • Russenorsk: sælom
• Elfdalian: sela
• Old Swedish: sælia
  • Swedish: sälja
• Old Danish: sæliæ, sælæ
  • Danish: sælge
    • Norwegian Bokmål: selge
  • Scanian: sælla
• Gutnish: säle

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “selja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *salhijǭ, *salhô, whence also English sallow, and by borrowing, Finnish salava.

Noun

selja f (genitive selju)

1. sallow, willow Salix caprea

Declension

Declension of selja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	selja	seljan	seljur	seljurnar
accusative	selju	seljuna	seljur	seljurnar
dative	selju	seljunni	seljum	seljunum
genitive	selju	seljunnar	selja	seljanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: selja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: selje
• Norwegian Bokmål: selje m or f
• Danish: selje(-pil) c
• Swedish: sälg c

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “selja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

selja

1. genitive plural of sel

Swedish

Verb

selja

1. misspelling of sälja