- OE. sellensillen, AS. sellansyllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. sälja to sell, Dan. sælge, Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale. Cf. Sale
- To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. It is the correlative of buy.If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor.I am changed; I'll go sell all my land.
- To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.You would have sold your king to slaughter.
- To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.Slang
