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Old English · noun

seglgyrd

Normalised seġlġyrd

Part of speech
noun, masculine / feminine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈsejl.jyrd/
[ˈsejɫ.jyrˠd]
Syllables
ˈsejl · jyrd (2 syllables)
Modern English
sailyard

All forms (7)

Etymology

From the fusion of Proto-West Germanic *seglagaʀdī and *seglagaʀd; equivalent to seġl + ġierd and seġl + ġeard respectively. Cognate with Old Saxon segalgard, segelgerd, Old Dutch segilgerda, Old High German segalgerta.

Descendants

sailyard

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