selja 1 (short stem) “give, grant”

“hand over; transfer ownership of; sell”

frequent

transitive (acc of thing, dat of person)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sel 1pl vér seljum 1sg ek selja 1pl vér selim
2sg þú selr 2pl þér selið 2sg þú selir 2pl þér selið
3sg hon selr 3pl þau selja 3sg hon seli 3pl þau seli
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek selda 1pl vér seldum 1sg ek selda 1pl vér seldim
2sg þú seldir 2pl þér selduð 2sg þú seldir 2pl þér seldið
3sg hon seldi 3pl þau seldu 3sg hon seldi 3pl þau seldi
preterite infinitive seldu
past participle f. seld m. seldr n. selt
imperative 2sg sel 1pl seljum 2pl selið
middle voice: seljask “give oneself up; hire oneself out; exchange”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek seljumk 1pl vér seljumk 1sg ek seljumk 1pl vér selimk
2sg þú selsk 2pl þér selizk 2sg þú selisk 2pl þér selizk
3sg hon selsk 3pl þau seljask 3sg hon selisk 3pl þau selisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek seldumk 1pl vér seldumk 1sg ek seldumk 1pl vér seldimk
2sg þú seldisk 2pl þér selduzk 2sg þú seldisk 2pl þér seldizk
3sg hon seldisk 3pl þau seldusk 3sg hon seldisk 3pl þau seldisk
past participle n. selzk
imperative 2sg selsk 1pl seljumk 2pl selizk

PG *saljaną, OE sellan 1, ME sellen, MnE sell. Note the effects of front mutation in the preterite indicative, unusual for a short stem of this class.

assimilation

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