segl

segl

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ajl

Noun

segl c (singular definite seglen, plural indefinite segle)

1. sickle (tool)

Inflection

Declension of segl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	segl	seglen	segle	seglene
genitive	segls	seglens	segles	seglenes

Noun

segl n (singular definite seglet, plural indefinite segl)

1. seal

Inflection

Declension of segl

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	segl	seglet	segl	seglene
genitive	segls	seglets	segls	seglenes

References

• “segl” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

segl n (genitive singular segls, plural segl)

1. sail

Declension

Declension of segl
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	segl	seglið	segl	seglini
accusative	segl	seglið	segl	seglini
dative	segli	seglinum	seglum	seglunum
genitive	segls	seglsins	segla	seglanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛkl/
• Rhymes: -ɛkl

Noun

segl n (genitive singular segls, nominative plural segl)

1. sail

Declension

declension of segl

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	segl	seglið	segl	seglin
accusative	segl	seglið	segl	seglin
dative	segli	seglinu	seglum	seglunum
genitive	segls	seglsins	segla	seglanna

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel

Noun

segl n (definite singular seglet, indefinite plural segl, definite plural segla or seglene)

1. a seal (impression (often in wax) on a document as a symbol of authenticity)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse segl

Alternative forms

• seil

Noun

segl n (definite singular seglet, indefinite plural segl, definite plural segla or seglene)

1. a sail

Derived terms

• seglskip

References

• “segl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Noun

segl n (definite singular seglet, indefinite plural segl, definite plural segla)

1. a seal (impression (often in wax) on a document as a symbol of authenticity)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse segl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Noun

segl n (definite singular seglet, indefinite plural segl, definite plural segla)

1. a sail

Derived terms

• seglfartøy
• seglskip

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Verb

segl

1. imperative of segla
2. imperative of segle

References

• “segl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• seġel

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seglą. Related to Old Frisian seil (West Frisian seil), Old Saxon segal (Low German Segel), Old Dutch segil (Dutch zeil), Old High German segal (German Segel), Old Norse segl (Swedish segel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsejl̩/

Noun

seġl n or m

1. sail

Declension

neuter

Declension of segl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seġl	seġl
accusative	seġl	seġl
genitive	seġles	seġla
dative	seġle	seġlum

masculine

Declension of segl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seġl	seġlas
accusative	seġl	seġlas
genitive	seġles	seġla
dative	seġle	seġlum

Descendants

• Middle English: seyl, seil, sayle, saile
  • Scots: sail, saill, sale
  • English: sail

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Old Norse

Pronunciation

From Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

segl n

1. sail

Descendants

• Danish: sejl
• Faroese: segl
• Icelandic: segl
• Norwegian Nynorsk: segl
• Norwegian: seil
• → Old French: singler
  • French: cingler
  • → Old Portuguese: singrar
    • Galician: singrar
    • Portuguese: singrar
• Swedish: segel

References

• segl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Estonian sõel, Finnish seula, Ingrian seegla and Karelian sielgu.

Noun

segl

1. sieve