ceel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• cedel (dated)
• cedul (obsolete)

Etymology

Contracted from cedel, from Middle Dutch cedele, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. from French or directly from Latin?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːl/

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• Hyphenation: ceel
• Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

ceel f (plural ceels, no diminutive)

1. certificate, deed, official document
2. (archaic) letter
3. list, series

Derived terms

• doodceel
• doopceel

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ceel

1. (Late Middle English, Norfolk) alternative form of sel (“happiness”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ceel

1. (Promptorium Parvulorum) alternative form of sel (“pinniped”)