Seel

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Time; season; as, hay seel.

II. Seel ·noun ·Alt. of Seeling.

III. Seel ·vt Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to Blind.

IV. Seel ·noun Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [Obs.] "So have I seel".

V. Seel ·vi To incline to one side; to Lean; to roll, as a ship at sea.

VI. Seel ·vt To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head.