Seilast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - seilast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "seilast" in English.

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

seilast
(d), v. refl. to stretch out one’s hand (Þórr seildist svá langt upp, sem hann mátti lengst); s. eptir e-u, til e-s, to try to get hold of a thing; fig. to seek far for a thing (s. tíl sœmdar í hendr e-m); s. á e-t, to encroach on (s. á guðs, krúnunnar, rétt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛁᛚᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
e-u
einhverju.

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