segull

Icelandic

Etymology

19th century back-formation from segulsteinn (attested since the 16th century), adapted from Middle Low German segelstēn, from segel (“sail”) + stēn (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːɣʏtl/

  Rhymes: -ɛːɣʏtl

Noun

segull m (genitive singular seguls, nominative plural seglar)

1. magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)

Declension

Declension of segull (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	segull	segullinn	seglar	seglarnir
accusative	segul	segulinn	segla	seglana
dative	segli	seglinum	seglum	seglunum
genitive	seguls	segulsins	segla	seglanna