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
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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
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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
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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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