segl

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German sêkele (“sickle”).

Noun edit

segl c (singular definite seglen, plural indefinite segle)

sickle (tool used for harvesting)

Declension edit

Declension of segl

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

References edit

“segl,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed via Middle Low German segel from Latin sigillum (“seal”), a diminutive of signum (“sign”).

Noun edit

segl n (singular definite seglet, plural indefinite segl)

seal (stamp or impression used for identification)

Declension edit

Declension of segl

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

References edit

“segl,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun edit

segl n (genitive singular segls, plural segl)

sail

Declension edit

Declension of segl
n3	singular		plural
n3	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 edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɛkl/
Rhymes: -ɛkl

Noun edit

segl n (genitive singular segls, nominative plural segl)

sail

Declension edit

declension of segl

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	segl	seglið	segl	seglin
accusative	segl	seglið	segl	seglin
dative	segli	seglinu	seglum	seglunum
genitive	segls	seglsins	segla	seglanna

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

segl

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɛjl/, [sæɪ̯l]

Noun edit

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

a seal (impression (often in wax) on a document as a symbol of authenticity)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse segl.

Alternative forms edit

seil

Noun edit

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

a sail

Derived terms edit

seglskip

References edit

“segl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

sigill

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Noun edit

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

a seal (impression (often in wax) on a document as a symbol of authenticity)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse segl

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

segl

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Noun edit

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

a sail

Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɛɡl/

Verb edit

segl

imperative of segla
imperative of segle

References edit

“segl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

seġel, sweġel

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sejl/

Etymology 1 edit

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.

Noun edit

seġl n or m

sail

Declension edit

neuter

Declension of segl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seġl	seġlu
accusative	seġl	seġlu
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

Derived terms edit

siġlan

Descendants edit

Middle English: seyl, seil, sayle, saile
- Scots: sail, saill, sale
- English: sail

Etymology 2 edit

See siġel.

Noun edit

seġl n

Alternative form of siġel

Declension edit

Declension of segl (strong a-stem)

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

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun edit

segl n

sail

Descendants edit

Icelandic: segl
Faroese: segl
Norn: segel
Norwegian Nynorsk: segl
- → Norwegian Bokmål: segl
Old Swedish: sæghl
- Swedish: segel
Old Danish: seyl
- Danish: sejl
  - Norwegian Bokmål: seil
- Scanian: seğl
Gutnish: segel, sjägel, sigel, sjägul
→ Old French: sigle, seigle

References edit

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

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *sëkla, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sēdlą.

Noun edit

segl

sieve

Declension edit

Inflection of segl (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	segl
genitive sing.	seglan
partitive sing.	seglad
partitive plur.	segloid
	singular	plural
nominative	segl	seglad
accusative	seglan	seglad
genitive	seglan	segloiden
partitive	seglad	segloid
essive-instructive	seglan	segloin
translative	seglaks	segloikš

inessive	seglas	segloiš
elative	seglaspäi	segloišpäi
illative	seglaha seglha	segloihe

adessive	seglal	segloil
ablative	seglalpäi	segloilpäi
allative	seglale	segloile

abessive	seglata	segloita
comitative	seglanke	segloidenke
prolative	segladme	segloidme

approximative I	seglanno	segloidenno
approximative II	seglannoks	segloidennoks
egressive	seglannopäi	segloidennopäi

terminative I	seglahasai seglhasai	segloihesai
terminative II	seglalesai	segloilesai
terminative III	seglassai	—

additive I	seglahapäi seglhapäi	segloihepäi
additive II	seglalepäi	segloilepäi