seòl
Gaelic (Scots)
[ʃɔːɫ̪]
verb
Definitions
- sail, cruise
- aim, direct, guide, instruct, direct, govern
- navigate
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
⛵️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *seglą Proto-Germanic
- seġl Old English
- saile Middle English
- seol Irish
- segl Old Norse
- segal Old High German
- séol Old Irish
- séolaid Old Irish
- iom-sheòl Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mì-sheòl Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- prìomh-sheòl Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seòladair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *segl gmw-pro
- séol Middle Irish
- *huɨl Proto-Brythonic