Old English · noun

sigel

Normalised siġel

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈsi.jel/
Syllables: ˈsi · jel (2 syllables)
Modern English: clasp brooch button sun gem

sigel1 · noun · neuter

Senses

the sun
the runic character (/s, z/)

sēmannum symble biþ on hihte...

Sun is ever the hope of seamen...
The Old English rune poem

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sigel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siġel	siġel
Accusative	siġel	siġel
Genitive	siġles	siġla
Dative	siġle	siġlum

sigel2 · noun · neuter

Senses

clasp, button, brooch
jewel, gem

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sigel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siġel	siġel
Accusative	siġel	siġel
Genitive	siġles	siġla
Dative	siġle	siġlum

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly an alteration (due to siġel "jewel", see Etymology 2) of a term from Proto-West Germanic *sawili, derived from the oblique stem of Proto-West Germanic *sōl (“sun”).

From Proto-West Germanic *sigil, from Latin sigillum.

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