Seel
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul, life force”). Cognate with German Seele, English soul, German Low German Seel, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 (saiwala).
Noun edit
Seel f
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Seel n (plural Seeler or Seel, diminutive Seelche)
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) rope of medium to maximal thickness
See also edit
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German sêle, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. More at soul.
Noun edit
Seel f (plural Selen)
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sele, from Old High German sela, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Seel f (plural Seele)
Noun edit
Seel m
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail. Cognate with German Seil, Old English sāl.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Seel n (plural Seeler)