Säl

Old Swedish Dictionary - säl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "säl" (or sæl) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so säl may have also been written as sæl

Alternative forms or notes:

sääl.
seel. siäld, adj. L.. säll, lycklig. beatus. .. helager ok seel GU C 20 s. 52. " kok ok gör os hela ok säla war gudh ok war härra" SvKyrkobr 328. " huilken hälst som tror, oc wardher döpther han skal sääl wardha" JMÖ 155. - i förbindelse md aminnilse bildande ett uttryck som återgiver Lat. "beatæ memoriæ". medhen wy hafuom ther pa aff högbornom förstom aff siælä amynnilse konung karl lok k. lcritiern etc. frelse til ewig tiidh FMU 5: 476 (1495? samtida avskr.). - Jfr osäl samt usal (Sdw 2: 866), väsal (Sdw 2: 1066).

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛅᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.