seilast

seilast
(d), v. refl. to stretch out one’s hand (Þórr seildist svá langt upp, sem hann mátti lengst); s. eptir e-u, til e-s, to try to get hold of a thing; fig. to seek far for a thing (s. tíl sœmdar í hendr e-m); s. á e-t, to encroach on (s. á guðs, krúnunnar, rétt).

An Icelandic-English dictionary. . 1874.

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