FromOld High Germansēla, fromProto-Germanic*saiwalō. Central Franconian-ī- is the regular outcome of Old High German-ē-. (The form is thus in line withGermanSeele,Englishsoul, rather thanDutchziel.)

• IPA^(key): /ziːl/

Siel f (pluralSiele,diminutiveSielche)

1. (most dialects)soul

18th century, fromLow GermanSiel, fromMiddle Low German andOld Saxonsīl. Cognate withDutchzijl,West Frisiansyl.

• IPA^(key): /ziːl/

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Siel m orn (strong,genitiveSielsorSieles,pluralSiele)

1. lock of adike

   Synonym:Deichsiel

2. (Northern Germany)subterraneansewer

   Synonym:Gully

• “Siel” inDuden online
• “Siel” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Siel” inDeutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

FromGermanZiel.

Siel n

1. goal;aim;target;objective;purpose

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