sailyarn

== English == === Alternative forms === sail-yarn, sail yarn === Etymology === From Middle English *sayl-yarn, *seyl-ȝarn, equivalent to sail +‎ yarn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sailjäiden, West Frisian seiljern, Dutch zeilgaren, German Low German Seilgaarn, German Segelgarn, Danish sejlgarn, Swedish segelgarn, Icelandic seglgarn. === Noun === sailyarn (countable and uncountable, plural sailyarns) Yarn used in the manufacture, repair, or rigging of sails; sailing-twine.