Seel

From Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul, life force”). Cognate with German Seele, English soul, German Low German Seel, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 (saiwala).

Seel f

1. (Uri) soul

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.

• Sääl (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald)
• Seil (Kölsch; Westerwald)

From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail.

• IPA^(key): /zeːl/

Seel n (plural Seeler or Seel, diminutive Seelche)

1. (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) rope of medium to maximal thickness

• Leng, Lein

From Middle Low German sêle, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. More at soul.

Seel f (plural Selen)

1. soul

From Middle High German sele, from Old High German sela, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu.

• IPA^(key): /seːl/

Seel f (plural Seele)

1. soul

Seel m

1. plural of Saal

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail. Cognate with German Seil, Old English sāl.

• IPA^(key): /zeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Seel n (plural Seeler)

1. rope, cord