seilast d v refl
1.
to stretch out one's hand (�órr 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 s�mdar í hendr e-m); s á e-t, to encroach on (s á guðs, krúnunnar, rétt)
