segl

Danish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German sekele, from Proto-West Germanic *sikilō, cognate with English sickle, German Sichel. Probably borrowed from Latin sīcilis, sēcula (Campanian dialect).

Noun

segl c (singular definite seglen, plural indefinite segle)

1. sickle (tool used for harvesting)

Inflection

Declension of segl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	segl	seglen (unofficial) seglet	segle (unofficial) segl	seglene
genitive	segls	seglens (unofficial) seglets	segles (unofficial) segls	seglenes

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)

Inflection

Declension of segl

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

References

• “segl,2” 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

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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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of segla
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of segle

References

• “segl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• seġel

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sejl/

Noun

seġl n or m

1. sail

Declension

neuter

Declension of seġl (strong a-stem)

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

masculine

Declension of seġl (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

• siġlan

Descendants

• Middle English: seyl, seil, sayle, saile
  • Scots: sail, saill, sale
  • English: sail
• → Old Irish: séol
  • Middle Irish: seól
    • Irish: seol
    • Scottish Gaelic: seòl
    • Manx: shiaull
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: seólaid
    • Irish: seol
    • Manx: shiauill
    • Scottish Gaelic: seòl

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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

  Bokmål: seil

• Swedish: segel
• → Old French: sigle, seigle

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