seol

Irish (Donegal)

/ʃoːl̪ˠ/, /ʃoːl/, /ʃɔːlˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • (sailing) sail
  • (literary) covering, canopy
  • drift, trend; course, direction; flow, motion
  • (crafts) loom
  • (literary) bed, couch

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish séol (loom, manner, weaving implement, course, way, couch, sail, bed) derived from Old English seġl derived from Proto-Germanic *seglą (sail).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*seglą

Gloss

sail

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

帆

Emoji
⛵️

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