sellan

Asturian

sellan

sellan

to give
- Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiii.
  Rǣd bið ġif hē nimð mealan mid hire cīþum, sēoþe on wætere, sele drincan.
  It is advisable if he taketh mallow with its sprouts; let him seethe them in water, give this to be drunk
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  Ġef ðē þurh trēowa findon þā ðe þē findon, sile mē þā trēowa.
  If it is by faith that they find Thee who do find Thee, give me that faith.
- 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
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St.Alban, Martyr"
  Eall swa þa unriht-wisan deman þe heora domas awendað, æfre be þam sceattum na be soðfæstnysse and habbað æfre to cepe heora soðfæstnysse, and swa hi sylfe syllað wið sceattum...
  So likewise those unrighteous judges who pervert their judgments, always for gain, and not for justice, and always offer their justice for sale, and thus sell themselves for the sake of money,...
to sell

Conjugation of sellan (weak class 1)

sellan