- To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing
through the lids threads which were fastened over the head. - Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to blind. - To incline to one side; to lean; to roll, as a ship at
sea. - Alt. of Seeling - Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [Obs.] "So
have I seel". - Time; season; as, hay seel.