siele

Afrikaans

Noun

siele

1. plural of siel

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin sella.

Noun

siele f (plural sielis)

1. saddle

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sēla, *sēola, *siola, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziələ/

Noun

siele f

1. soul
   • Erlosen sal hi in vrede siele mine van dien die genaken mi, want onder menegen hi was met mi.

     He shall deliver in peace my soul from those who attack me, for amongst many he was with me.

Inflection

Weak feminine
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siele	sielen
Accusative	siele	sielen
Genitive	sielen	sielen
Dative	siele, sielen	sielen

Descendants

• Dutch: ziel
  • Afrikaans: siel
• Limburgish: zeel

Further reading

• “siele”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “siele”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN