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seel - What does it mean?

Definition of 'seel'

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Good; fortunate; opportune; happy.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (UK|dialectal) Good fortune; happiness; bliss.
  • (UK|dialectal) Opportunity; time; season.
  • the seel of the day
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (m), .

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (falconry) To sew together the eyes of a young hawk.
  • * J. Reading
  • Fond hopes, like seeled doves for want of better light, mount till they end their flight with falling.
  • (by extension) To blind.
  • Etymology 4

    Compare (etyl) , and (etyl) (m) (transitive verb).

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (intransitive|obsolete|of a ship) To roll on the waves in a storm.
  • * Samuel Pepys
  • (Sir Walter Raleigh)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The rolling or agitation of a ship in a storm.
  • (Sandys)

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