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

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

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

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

Noun

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

  1. a sail
Derived terms

References

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛɡl/

Verb

segl

  1. imperative of segla
  2. imperative of segle

References

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Old Norse

Pronunciation

From Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

segl n

  1. sail

Descendants

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

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

segl

  1. sieve
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