selje

See also: Selje

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse selja

Noun

selje f or m (definite singular selja or seljen, indefinite plural seljer, definite plural seljene)

  1. goat willow, Salix caprea
    I skogen var det mange seljer.
    In the forest, there were many goat willows.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse selja

Noun

selje f (definite singular selja, indefinite plural seljer, definite plural seljene)

  1. goat willow, Salix caprea

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Verb

selje (present tense sel, past tense selde, past participle selt, passive infinitive seljast, present participle seljande, imperative sel)

  1. to sell
    Dei selde mesteparten.
    They sold most of it.

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