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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
SAIL.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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SAIL,
a sheet of canvas, for propelling a ship by the means of the wind.
(E.) M.E. seil, seyl, Chaucer, C. T. 698; Havelok, 711.—A.S.
segel, segl (Grein). + Du. zeil. + Icel. segl. + Dan. seil.
+ Swed. segel. + G. segel. β. All from Teut. type
SEGLA, a sail (Fick, iii. 316); which Fick ingeniously connects with Teut. base SAG =
✔SAGH, to bear up against, resist; so that the sail is
that which resists or endures the force of the wind. Cf. Skt. sah,
to bear, undergo, endure, be able to resist; from the same root.
Der. sail, verb; sail-cloth, sail-er, sail-or (spelt saylor in Temp. i. 2. 270,
doubtless by analogy with tail-or, though there the ending in -or is
justifiable, whilst in sail-or it is not); sail-ing; also sail-yard, A.S.
segelgyrd, Wright's Vocab. i. 74, col. 1.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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