Etymology

From Old Norse sál ‎(“soul”), from Old English sāwol ‎(“soul”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō ‎(“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl ‎(“soul”), Norwegian sjel ‎(“soul”), Icelandic sál ‎(“soul”), English soul, Dutch ziel ‎(“soul”), German Seele ‎(“soul”), Low German Seel ‎(“soul”), Luxembourgish Séil ‎(“soul, spirit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧɛːl/
• Homophones: stjäl, skäl