sadel

See also: Sadel

Danish

Alternative forms

• saddel

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).

Noun

sadel c (singular definite sadlen, plural indefinite sadler)

1. saddle

Declension

Declension of sadel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sadel	sadlen	sadler	sadlerne
genitive	sadels	sadlens	sadlers	sadlernes

References

• “sadel” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch zadel (“saddle”), from Middle Dutch sādel, from Old Dutch *sadul, *sadal, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsadəl]
• Hyphenation: sa‧dêl

Noun

sadêl (first-person possessive sadelku, second-person possessive sadelmu, third-person possessive sadelnya)

1. saddle

Further reading

• “sadel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sadol, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.

Alternative forms

• sadul, sadyl, saddyll, sadyll, sadil, sadill, sadle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsadəl/, /ˈsaːdəl/

Noun

sadel (plural sadels)

1. A saddle; a seat on the back of a horse for horseriding.

   • a. 1375, Gawain Poet, Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt, page 118r, lines 2110-2117:

     Forþy I ſay þe, as ſoþe as ȝe in ſadel ſitte, / Com ȝe þere, ȝe be kylled, may þe knyȝt rede, / Trawe ȝe me þat trwely, þaȝ ȝe had twenty lyues / to ſpende. / He hatz wonyd here ful ȝore / On bent much baret bende / Aȝayn his dyntez ſore / Ȝe may not yow defende

     So I say to you, as sure as you sit in your saddle: / If you come there, you'll be killed if he wills, / trust me about that truely, like you had twenty lives / to spend. / He has lived here a long time; / when he pulls his bow, much conflict begins. / Against his powerful blows, / you won't be able to defend yourself.

Related terms

• sadel-bowe
• sadelen
• sadeler

Descendants

• English: saddle
• Scots: sadil

References

• “sā̆del (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.

Etymology 2

From Old English sadolian.

Verb

sadel

1. Alternative form of sadelen

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sal

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).

Noun

sadel m (definite singular sadelen, indefinite plural sadler, definite plural sadlene)

1. saddle (for riding an animal)

References

• “sadel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).

Noun

sadel c

1. saddle
2. (music, lutherie) nut, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard

Anagrams

• adels, delas, lades, ledas

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English saddle.

Noun

sadel

1. saddle