sejl

See also: šejl

Danish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse segl (“sail”), from Proto-Germanic *seglą, cognate with English sail, German Segel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sajˀl/, [ˈsɑjˀl]
• Homophone: segl
• Rhymes: -ajl

Noun

sejl n (singular definite sejlet, plural indefinite sejl)

1. sail

Declension

Declension of sejl

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sejl	sejlet	sejl	sejlene
genitive	sejls	sejlets	sejls	sejlenes

Derived terms

• sejle
• sejlgarn
• sejlskib
• sejlsport

References

• “sejl” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sejl” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sejl

1. imperative of sejle