sceller

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French sceller, from Old French seeler, from Vulgar Latin *sigellāre, from Latin sigillāre (to seal), from sigillum (seal). See sceau. Compare also Catalan segellar, Spanish sellar, Portuguese selar, Italian suggellare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sceller

  1. (transitive) to seal (place a seal on)
  2. (transitive) to seal (fasten something to prevent its being opened)
  3. (transitive) to seal (close securely)
  4. (transitive, figurative) to seal, guarantee
  5. (transitive) to seal (fix to a wall)
  6. (transitive, Quebec) to mortar

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French seeler.

Verb

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sceller

  1. to seal (e.g. a letter)

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: sceller

References

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  • sceller on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)