sceller

French

Etymology

From Middle French sceller, from Old French seeler, from Vulgar Latin *sigellāre, from Latin sigillāre, present active infinitive of sigillō (I seal), from sigillum (seal). See sceau. Compare also Catalan segellar, Spanish sellar, Portuguese selar, Italian suggellare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ.le/, /se.le/
  • (file)

Verb

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, figuratively) to seal, guarantee
  5. (transitive) to seal (fix to a wall)
  6. (transitive, Quebec) to mortar

Conjugation

Further reading


Middle French

Etymology

From Old French seeler.

Verb

sceller

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

Conjugation

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

Descendants

References

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