seil

See also: Seil and Séil

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *segil, 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
  • “seil (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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

Etymology 2

Verb

seil

  1. imperative of seile

References

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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