Danish

Noun

segl c (singular definite seglen, plural indefinite segle)

1. sickle (tool)

Inflection

Noun

segl n (singular definite seglet, plural indefinite segl)

1. seal

Inflection

References

• “segl” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

segl n (genitive singular segls, plural segl)

1. sail

Declension

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin sigillum

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

• seil

Noun

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

1. a sail

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin sigillum

Noun

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

1. a seal (as above)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse segl

Noun

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

1. a sail

Old Norse

Pronunciation

From Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

segl n

1. sail

Descendants

• Danish: sejl
• Faroese: segl
• Icelandic: segl
• Norwegian Nynorsk: segl
• Norwegian Bokmål: seil
• Old French: singler
  • French: cingler
  • Old Portuguese: singrar
    • Galician: singrar
    • Portuguese: singrar
• Swedish: segel

References

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