selr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

Noun

selr m

1. seal

   Synonyms: kobbi, kópr

Declension

Declension of selr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	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

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

selr

1. second-person singular present indicative of selja
2. third-person singular present indicative of selja