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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English seil, [[inh|ang|segl|t=sail, veil, curtain]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *seglom,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Old Norse segl, Dutch zeil and German [[m|de|Segel]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) of obscure or unknown origin with no known cognates outside Germanic;^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) Irish seol and Welsh hwyl are borrowed from Germanic.^(Etymonline) Barnhart suggests it was originally a piece of cloth cut off, distantly related to [[saw]].^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|enm|seil]], [[inh|ang|segl|t=sail, veil, curtain]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*seglom]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[non|segl]], [[nl|zeil]] and German [[m|de|Segel]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) of obscure or unknown origin with no known cognates outside Germanic;^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) [[ga|seol]] and [[cy|hwyl]] are borrowed from Germanic.^(Etymonline) Barnhart suggests it was originally a piece of cloth cut off, distantly related to [[saw]].^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==