*sailą
Runic: ᛊᚨᛁᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsɑi̯.lɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
rope; cord
Etymology
(SS: see Kroonen 2017, < *sh₂ey-tló- From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂éy-ōl ~ *sh₂i-l-és, from *sh₂ey- (‘to bind, fetter’). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (kaka-) (iš-hi-ia-al, ‘band’), and possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ (‘soul’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sailą | sailō |
| Acc. | sailą | sailō |
| Gen. | sailas, sailis | sailǫ̂ |
| Dat. | sailai | sailamaz |
| Inst. | sailō | sailamiz |
| Voc. | sailą | sailō |
Descendants
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*sail (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sēl (Old Dutch)
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sêel (Middle Dutch)
- zeel (Dutch)
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sêel (Middle Dutch)
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*sēl (Old Dutch)
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*sail (Proto-West Germanic)
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sāl (Old English)
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sal, sole, soole (Middle English)
- sole (English)
- sale, saill, saile, seill, seale (Scots)
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sal, sole, soole (Middle English)
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sāl (Old English)
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*sail (Proto-West Germanic)
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sēl, sēle (Old Frisian)
- Seel (Saterland Frisian)
- seel (West Frisian)
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sēl, sēle (Old Frisian)
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*sail (Proto-West Germanic)
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seil (Old High German)
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seil (Middle High German)
- Seil (German)
- Seel (Luxembourgish)
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seil (Middle High German)
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seil (Old High German)
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*sail (Proto-West Germanic)
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sēl (Old Saxon)
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sêl, seil (Middle Low German)
- Seel (German Low German)
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sêl, seil (Middle Low German)
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sēl (Old Saxon)
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seil (Old Norse)
- seil (Icelandic)