segull

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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segull m (genitive singular seguls, nominative plural seglar)

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

Declension

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    Declension of segull
m-s1 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