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sigel

Pronunciation: /ˈsi.jel/

“sigel” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the sun
  2. the runic character ᛋ (/s, z/)
  3. clasp, button, brooch
  4. jewel, gem

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly an alteration (due to siġel "jewel", see Etymology 2) of a term from Proto-West Germanic *sawili, derived from the oblique stem of Proto-West Germanic *sōl (“sun”).

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