"selja" meaning in Icelandic

See selja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛlja/
Rhymes: -ɛlja Etymology: From Old Norse selja (whence also Swedish sälg), from Proto-Germanic *salhijǭ, a variant of *salhô (whence English sallow). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|selja}} Old Norse selja, {{cog|sv|sälg}} Swedish sälg, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*salhijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *salhijǭ, {{cog|en|sallow}} English sallow Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} selja f (genitive singular selju, nominative plural seljur) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: selju [genitive, singular], seljur [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], selja [indefinite, nominative, singular], seljan [definite, nominative, singular], seljur [indefinite, nominative, plural], seljurnar [definite, nominative, plural], selju [accusative, indefinite, singular], seljuna [accusative, definite, singular], seljur [accusative, indefinite, plural], seljurnar [accusative, definite, plural], selju [dative, indefinite, singular], seljunni [dative, definite, singular], seljum [dative, indefinite, plural], seljunum [dative, definite, plural], selju [genitive, indefinite, singular], seljunnar [definite, genitive, singular], selja [genitive, indefinite, plural], seljanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. sallow, goat willow (Salix caprea) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Business Categories (lifeform): Willows and poplars Derived forms: steinselja (english: parsley, Petroselinum crispum)
    Sense id: en-selja-is-noun-N6ap0t8e Disambiguation of Business: 58 42 Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 93 7 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 43 4 3 4 24 13 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 2 2 25 16 4 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛlja/ Forms: seldi [indicative, past, singular, third-person], selt [supine]
Rhymes: -ɛlja Etymology: From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|selja||sell}} Old Norse selja (“sell”), {{inh|is|gem-pro|*saljaną}} Proto-Germanic *saljaną Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|seldi||{{{22}}}|supine|selt||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} selja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative seldi, supine selt)
  1. (ditransitive) to sell Tags: ditransitive, weak Synonyms: versla, afhenda
    Sense id: en-selja-is-verb-l6CkWB53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      ]
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          "word": "versla"
        },
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          "word": "afhenda"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "seljuna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "seljunni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seljum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "58 42",
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          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Business",
          "orig": "is:Business",
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          "name": "Willows and poplars",
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          "english": "parsley, Petroselinum crispum",
          "word": "steinselja"
        }
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        "sallow, goat willow (Salix caprea)"
      ],
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          "sallow",
          "sallow"
        ],
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          "goat willow",
          "goat willow"
        ],
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          "Salix caprea",
          "Salix caprea#Translingual"
        ]
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        "feminine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛlja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "selja"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "seljur",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "seljurnar",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "selju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seljunni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seljum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seljunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "selju",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
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      "form": "selja",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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          "Salix caprea#Translingual"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛlja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "selja"
}

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