sadel
Danish
Alternative forms
- saddel
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).
Declension
References
- “sadel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch zadel (“saddle”), from Middle Dutch sādel, from Old Dutch *sadul, *sadal, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsadəl]
- Hyphenation: sa‧dêl
Noun
sadêl (first-person possessive sadelku, second-person possessive sadelmu, third-person possessive sadelnya)
Further reading
- “sadel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English sadol, from Proto-West Germanic *sadul, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsadəl/, /ˈsaːdəl/
Noun
sadel (plural sadels)
- A saddle; a seat on the back of a horse for horseriding.
- a. 1375, Gawain Poet, Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt, page 118r, lines 2110–2117:
- Forþy I ſay þe, as ſoþe as ȝe in ſadel ſitte, / Com ȝe þere, ȝe be kylled, may þe knyȝt rede, / Trawe ȝe me þat trwely, þaȝ ȝe had twenty lyues / to ſpende. / He hatz wonyd here ful ȝore / On bent much baret bende / Aȝayn his dyntez ſore / Ȝe may not yow defende
- So I say to you, as sure as you sit in your saddle: / If you come there, you'll be killed if he wills, / trust me about that truly, like you had twenty lives / to spend. / He has lived here a long time; / when he pulls his bow, much conflict begins. / Against his powerful blows, / you won't be able to defend yourself.
Related terms
References
- “sā̆del, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).
Noun
sadel m (definite singular sadelen, indefinite plural sadler, definite plural sadlene)
- saddle (for riding an animal)
References
- “sadel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).
Noun
sadel c
- saddle
- 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:
- Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]
- Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]
- 1882, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Själf Vågeman [verse 16]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 3, Stockholm, page 42:
- Bruden hon gick sig åt stallegård, tog gångarn och lade sadel uppå.
- The bride went to the stableyard, took the gaiters and put on the saddle.
- (music, lutherie) nut, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard
Declension
Declension of sadel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sadel | sadeln | sadlar | sadlarna |
Genitive | sadels | sadelns | sadlars | sadlarnas |