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seol.

sail

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃoːl̪ˠ/Munster/ʃoːlˠ/Connacht/ʃɔːlˠ/Ulster
  1. sail

    masculine
    seol a ardú/thógáil
    seol a ísliú
  2. covering, canopy

    literary · masculine
  3. drift, trend; course, direction; flow, motion

    masculine
  4. loom

    masculine
  5. bed, couch

    literary · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish séol (“sail”), borrowed from Old English seġl, seġel, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

verb/ʃoːl̪ˠ/Munster/ʃoːlˠ/Connacht/ʃɔːlˠ/Ulster
  1. to sail

    ambitransitive
  2. to send, dispatch; direct, guide

    ambitransitive
  3. to address

    ambitransitive
  4. to conduct, handle

    ambitransitive
  5. to conduct

    ambitransitive
  6. to navigate

    ambitransitive
  7. to ship (of goods)

    ambitransitive
  8. to launch (e.g. book, CD)

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish seólaid (“to sail”), from Old Irish séol (“sail”, noun).

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