Sæll

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sæll

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sæll" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

sæll Old Icelandic word can mean:

sæll
a.
sæll
1) in good circumstances, well-off, well to do;
sæll
sælir ok fátœkir, wealthy and poor;
sæll
2) happy, fortunate (þrællinn mælti þat jafnan, at hann þættist ~, ef Otkell ætti hann);
sæll
in greeting, kom heill ok ~, frændi!;
sæll
3) poor (ek hefi eigi kýst kerlinguna sælu inni);
sæll
4) of a saint, blessed (hinn sæli Magnús jarl).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛚᛚ

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