segn, st. n., _banner_, vexillum: nom. sg., 2768, 2959; acc. sg. segen, 47, 1022; segn, 2777; dat. sg. under segne, 1205.--Comp. heáfod-segn. sel, st. n., _hall, palace_. See säl. seld, st. n., _dwelling, house_: in comp. medu-seld. ge-selda, w. m., contubernalis, _companion_: acc. sg. geseldan, 1985. seldan, adv., _seldom_: oft [nô] seldan, 2030. seld-guma, w. m., _house-man, home-stayer(?); common man?, house-carl?_: nom. sg., 249. sele, st. m. and n., _building consisting of one apartment; apartment, room_: nom. sg., 81, 411; acc. sg. sele, 827, 2353; dat. sg. tô sele, 323, 1641; in (on, tô) sele þam heán, 714, 920, 1017, 1985; on sele (_in the den of the dragon_), 3129.--Comp.: beáh-, beór-, dryht-, eorð-, gest-, gold-, grund-, gûð-, heáh-, hring-, hrôf-, nið-, win-sele. sele-dreám, st. m., _hall-glee, joy in the hall_: acc. sg. þâra þe þis lîf ofgeaf, gesâwon sele-dreám (referring to the joy of heaven?), 2253. sele-ful, st. n., _hall-goblet_: acc. sg., 620. sele-gyst, st. m., _hall-guest, stranger in hall_ or _house_: acc. sg. þone sele-gyst, 1546. sele-rædend, pres. part., _hall-ruler, possessor of the hall_: nom. pl., 51; acc. leóde mîne sele-rædende, 1347. sele-rest, st. f., _bed in the hall_: acc. sg. sele-reste, 691. sele-þegn, st. m., _retainer, hall-thane, chamberlain_: nom. sg., 1795. sele-weard, st. m., _hall-ward, guardian of the hall_: acc. sg., 668. self, sylf, pron., _self_: nom. sg. strong form, self, 1314, 1925 (? selfa); þu self, 595; þu þe self, 954; self cyning (_the king himself, the king too_), 921, 1011; sylf, 1965; in weak form, selfa, 1469; he selfa, 29, 1734; þäm þe him selfa deáh (_that can rely upon, trust to, himself_), 1840; seolfa, 3068; he sylfa, 505; god sylfa, 3055; acc. sg. m. selfne, 1606; hine selfne (_himself_), 962; hyne selfne (_himself_, reflex.), 2876; wið sylfne (_beside_), 1978; gen. sg. m. selfes, 701, 896; his selfes, 1148; on sînne sylfes dôm (_at his own will_), 2148; sylfes, 2224, 2361, 2640, 2711, 2777, 3014; his sylfes, 2014, 2326; fem. hire selfre, 1116; nom. pl. selfe, 419; Sûð-Dene sylfe, 1997. ge-sella, w. m., _house-companion, comrade_: in comp. hand-gesella. sellan, syllan, w. v.: 1) w. acc. of thing, dat. of pers., _to give, deliver; permit, grant, present_: pres. sg. III. seleð him on êðle eorðan wynne, 1731; inf. syllan, 2161, 2730; pret. sg. sealde, 72, 673, 1272, 1694, 1752, 2025, 2156, 2183, 2491, 2995; nefne god sylfa sealde þam þe he wolde hord openian (_unless God himself gave to whom he would to open the hoard_), 3056; pret. sg. II. sealdest, 1483.--2) _to give, give up_ (only w. acc. of thing): ær he feorh seleð (_he prefers to give up his life_), 1371; nallas on gylp seleð fätte beágas (_giveth out gold-wrought rings_, etc.), 1750; pret. sg. sinc-fato sealde, 623; pl. byrelas sealdon wîn of wunder-fatum, 1162.