segl

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sajˀl/,
• Homophone: sejl
• Rhymes: -ajl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German sêkele (“sickle”).

Noun

segl c (singular definite seglen, plural indefinite segle)

1. sickle (tool used for harvesting)

Declension

References

• “segl,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Borrowed via Middle Low German segel from Latin sigillum (“seal”), a diminutive of signum (“sign”).

Noun

segl n (singular definite seglet, plural indefinite segl)

1. seal (stamp or impression used for identification)

Declension

References

• “segl,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

segl n (genitive singular segls, plural segl)

1. sail

Declension

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

segl

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology 1

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛjl/,

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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

sigill

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

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

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

segl

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Noun

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

1. a sail

Derived terms

• seglfartøy
• seglskip

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Verb

segl

1. imperative of segla
2. imperative of segle

References

• “segl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• seġel, sweġel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sejl/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą. Related to Old Frisian seil, Old Saxon segal, Old Dutch segil, Old High German segal, Old Norse segl.

Noun

seġl n or m

1. sail

Declension

neuter

masculine

Derived terms

• siġlan

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

See siġel.

Noun

seġl n

1. Alternative form of siġel

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

segl n

1. sail

Descendants

• Icelandic: segl
• Faroese: segl
• Norn: segel
• Norwegian Nynorsk: segl
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: segl
• Old Swedish: sæghl
  • Swedish: segel
• Old Danish: seyl
  • Danish: sejl
    • Norwegian Bokmål: seil
  • Scanian: seğl
• Gutnish: segel, sjägel, sigel, sjägul
• → Old French: sigle, seigle

References

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

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëkla, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sēdlą.

Noun

segl

1. sieve

Declension