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seil, f. string, line; koma á s. e-m, to be carried along by one.
seila-möttull, m. = tugla-möttull.
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).
seiling, f. seeking for a thing.
seimr, m. (1) honey-comb; (2) poet. gold, riches (rautt gull er s.).
sein, n.?, delay; láta eigi s. at sér, to make haste.
seina (að), v. to delay; þá mun of seinat, then it will be to late.
sein-búinn, pp. 'late-boun', slow in getting ready, = síðbúinn;
-fœrr, a. slow, tardy, slow at work; difficult to pass (brú var á Álptá, ok var –fœrt yfir);
-görr, a. slow-growing (-g?rr í uppvexti);
-heppiligr, a. slow to advance oneself, slow-growing.
seinka (að), v. to delay, with acc. or dat. (s. gönguna, s. förinni), or inf. (s. at fylgja e-m); refl., seinkast, to be delayed (mjök þótti s. atlagan).
seinkan, f. hindrance, delay.
sein-látr, a. slow, tardy, dilatory;
-liga, adv. slowly, indifferently, reluctantly (taka e-u –liga, taka –liga undir e-t);
-ligr, a. slow, dull, reluctant;
-læti, n. slowness, dullness.
seinn (compar. seinni, superl. seinstr, later seinastr), a. (1) slow, opp. to 'skjótr' (s. á fœti); seinir til at muna orð sín, slow to remember (fulfil) their words (promise); neut., seint, as adv. slowly; fara s., to go at a slow pace; taka e-u s., to take it slowly, coldly (= taka e-u seinliga); (2) late (f?rum til skipa ok verðum eigi of seinir); Sveinn var seinst búinn, S. was the last to get ready.
sein-talaðr, pp. slow of speech;
-þreyttr, pp. slow to be moved; -þreyttr til vandræða, slow to be drawn into quarrels.
seizla, f. = seiðsla, seiðmagnan.
sekja (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to sentence to a fine, = gøra e-n sekjan; esp. to sentence one to outlawry; (2) refl., sekjast, to be liable to a penalty.
sekka (að), v. to pack up (s. vöru).
sekkr (gen. –jar, pl. –ar or –ir), m. (1) sack, bag; (2) package, truss, in a merchant ship.
sekr (acc. sekan or sekjan), a. (1) guilty; láta þann undan setja, er s. er, to let him escape who is guilty; s. e-s or um e-t, guilty of; (2) convicted, outlawed, condemned to outlawry (gøra e-n sekjan, verða s. um e-t); s. skógarmaðr, fjörbaugsmaðr, convicted outlaw; (2) sentenced to pay, mulcted in (verðr hann s. um þat þrem mörkum); (4) forfeited; tel ek sekt fé hans allt, I say that all his goods are forfeited.
sekt, f. (1) guilt (lifandi guð fyrirláti mér mína s.); (2) penalty; full s., the highest penalty of the law, forfeiture of goods and outlawry (lýsa til sektar fullrar á hönd e-m); (3) fine, mulct (þriggja marka s.).
sektar-dómr, m. conviction, sentence of outlawry;
-fé, n. goods, property of an outlaw (skógarmaðr, fjörbaugsmaðr), which was confiscated, one half to the community (fjórðungsmenn), the other half to the prosecutor;
-lauss, a. free, unconvicted;
-laust, adv. with impunity;
-mark, n. (1) brand or mark of guilt; (2) pl. the marks by which to know the person of an outlaw;
-úmagi, m. the destitute dependant of an outlaw.
sel (gen. pl. selja), n. shed on a mountain pasture (where the milk-cows are kept in the summer months).
sela-bátr, m. a boat for seal-catching, seal-boat;
-húðir, f. pl. seal-skins;
- nót, f. seal-net;
- kyn, n. species of seal;
-skinn, n. pl. = -húðir.
sel-belgr, m. seal-skin (not cut up).
sel-dyrr, f. pl. door of a 'sel'.
sel-feitr, a. fat as a seal (stóðhestr –feitr);
-fita, f. seal's fat.
sel-för, f. the keeping of cattle at a 'sel';
-gørð, f. erection of a 'sel'.
sel-hárr, a. covered with seal's hair.
seli, (and sili), m. harness.
selja (sel, selda, seldr), v. (1) to hand over, deliver; s. e-m e-t (Ásta

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