See also: Seil, Séil, Séïl, and -seil

Ingrian

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seil

  1. adessive plural of setä

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

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seil n

  1. sail

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  • Dutch: zeil
  • Limburgish: zèèl

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse segl.

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Noun

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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)
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Verb

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seil

  1. imperative of seile

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Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English sele (happiness, good fortune, bliss), from Old English sæl (happiness, prosperity), from Proto-West Germanic *sālī, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.

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seil (plural seils)

  1. Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune

Adjective

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seil (comparative mair seil, superlative maist seil)

  1. Blessed, happy, holy, innocent

Volapük

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seil (uncountable seils)

  1. silence

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