sellan

Asturian

Verb

sellan

third-person plural present subjunctive of sellar

Old English

Alternative forms

siellan, syllan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saljaną. Cognate with Old Frisian sella, Old Saxon sellian, Old High German sellen, Old Norse selja, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (saljan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsel.lɑn/, [ˈseɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

sellan

to give
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 29:19
  Lēofre mē is þæt iċ hīe selle þē þonne ōðrum menn. Wuna mid mē!
  I'd rather give her to you than to someone else. Stay with me!
to give up for money; betray
to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of sellan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	sellan	sellenne
first person singular	selle	sealde
second person singular	selest	sealdest
third person singular	seleþ	sealde
plural	sellaþ	sealdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	selle	sealde
plural	sellen	sealden
imperative
singular	sele
plural	sellaþ
participle	present	past
	sellende	(ġe)seald

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: sellen, cellyn, sel, selle, sellyn, sillen, sille, sulle, sullen, syllen; sellenn, seollen, sullan; zelle
- English: sell
  - → Dutch: sellen
- Scots: sell

Spanish

Verb

sellan

third-person plural present indicative of sellar

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