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selja.

to sell

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɛlja]
  1. to sell

    ditransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

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

noun[ˈsɛlja]
  1. sallow, goat willow (Salix caprea)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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