hylje — meaning in English

English meaning

seadog noun (informal) An experienced sailor.
seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.

hylje is used for these senses in English:

earless seal Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.
phocine Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike. [from 19th c.]
phocine (zoology) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.
seadog (archaic, Scotland) A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)
seal A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

noun (informal) An experienced sailor.
noun A seal, particularly the harbor seal.
noun (heraldry) A creature on a coat of arms that looks like a talbot dog but has scales, webbed feet and a wide tail.
noun Another name for a sea puppy.

noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
noun An official stamp, or the mark it leaves, used to authenticate a document.
verb To close something securely so it cannot be opened without damage, or to prevent leakage.