seil

See also: Seil, Séil, and Séïl

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

seil n

  1. sail

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dutch: zeil
  • Limburgish: zèèl

Further reading
  • “seil”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “seil (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse segl.

Alternative forms

Noun

seil n (definite singular seilet, indefinite plural seil, definite plural seila or seilene)

  1. a sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat's mast)
Derived terms
Terms derived from seil

Verb

seil

  1. imperative of seile

References

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English sele (“happiness, good fortune, bliss”), from Old English sæl (“happiness, prosperity”), from Proto-West Germanic *sālī, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sil/

Noun

seil (plural seils)

  1. Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune

Adjective

seil (comparative mair seil, superlative maist seil)

  1. Blessed, happy, holy, innocent

Volapük

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seˈil/

Noun

seil (uncountable seils)

  1. silence

Declension
    declension of seil
singular
nominative seil
genitive seila
dative seile
accusative seili
predicative seilu
vocative o seil!
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