Seel

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === 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). === Noun === Seel f (Uri) soul === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24. == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Sääl (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald) Seil (Kölsch; Westerwald) === Etymology === From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zeːl/ === Noun === Seel n (plural Seeler or Seel, diminutive Seelche) (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) rope of medium to maximal thickness ==== See also ==== Leng, Lein == East Central German == === Noun === Seel f (Erzgebirgisch) soul === References === 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 40 == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German sele, from Old High German sela, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /seːl/ === Noun === Seel f (plural Seele) soul === Noun === Seel m plural of Saal === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Seel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German sêle, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. More at soul. === Noun === Seel f (plural Selen) (German Low German) soul == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail. Cognate with German Seil, Old English sāl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zeːl/ Rhymes: -eːl === Noun === Seel n (plural Seeler) rope, cord