sail (n.) to sail 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Derivation
Language Danish
Lexeme 1 sejl
Lexeme 2 sejle
Meaning 1 sail (n.) hvide sejl
white sails
Direction
Meaning 2 to sail færgen sejler
the ferry is sailing
Reference DDO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language English
Lexeme sail
Meaning 1 sail
Direction
Meaning 2 to go by boat
Reference
Comment The same Germanic root meaning "sail" gave the German segeln, Dutch zeilen, Swedish segla, Danish sejler, French cingler and Portuguese singrar (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007).
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Derivation
Language Finnish
Lexeme 1 purje
Lexeme 2 purjehtia
Meaning 1 sail
Direction
Meaning 2 to go by boat
Reference
Comment (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007)
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Derivation
Language Icelandic
Lexeme 1 segl
Lexeme 2 sigla
Meaning 1 sail (n.) fá byr í seglin
to have wind in one’s sails
Direction
Meaning 2 to sail þeir sigldu yfir fjörðinn
they sailed across the fiord
Reference ISLEX
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Derivation
Language Indonesian
Lexeme 1 layar
Lexeme 2 berlayar
Meaning 1 sail
Direction
Meaning 2 to go by boat
Reference
Comment (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007)
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Derivation
Language Norwegian
Lexeme 1 seil
Lexeme 2 seile
Meaning 1 sail (n.) berge seil
to strike sails
Direction
Meaning 2 to sail et skip seilte forbi
a ship sailed by
Reference BO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Derivation
Language Portuguese
Lexeme 1 vela
Lexeme 2 velejar
Meaning 1 sail
Direction
Meaning 2 to sail
Reference
Comment (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007)
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Derivation
Language Swedish
Lexeme 1 segel
Lexeme 2 segla
Meaning 1 sail (n.) hissa segel
to spread a sail
Direction
Meaning 2 to sail en rymlig familjebåt som dock inte seglar särskilt bra
a spacious family boat that however does not sail especially well
Reference SAO
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