# 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)
* saddle

#### Declension
### References

* “sadel” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsadəl]
* Hyphenation: sa‧dêl

### Noun

sadêl (plural sadel-sadel)
* saddle
    Synonym: pelana

### 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.

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

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

#### Alternative forms

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsadəl/, /ˈsaːdəl/

#### Noun

sadel (plural sadels)
* 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 defendeSo 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 truly, 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
* sadelere

##### Descendants

* English: saddle
** → Chichewa: sadulo
* Scots: saddle, saidle

##### References

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

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

sadel
* Alternative form of sadelen

## 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)
* saddle (for riding an animal)

### References

* “sadel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## 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
* saddle
** 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]
** 1882, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Själf Vågeman [verse 16]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 3, Stockholm, page 42:Bruden hon gick sig åt stallegård, tog gångarn och lade sadel uppå.The bride went to the stableyard, took the gaiters and put on the saddle.
* (music, lutherie) nut, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | sadel | sadels |
| singular | definite | sadeln | sadelns |
| plural | indefinite | sadlar | sadlars |
| plural | definite | sadlarna | sadlarnas |

#### Derived terms

* barnsadel
* bomsadel
* cykelsadel
* damsadel
* hjortsadel
* kamelsadel
* klövjesadel
* klövsadel
* lammsadel
* packsadel
* rådjurssadel
* sadelbom
* sadelbruten
* sadelfast
* sadelfasthet
* sadelficka
* sadelfilt
* sadelformad
* sadelgjord
* sadelknapp
* sadelmakare
* sadelmakeri
* sadelplats
* sadelpåse
* sadelstad
* sadelstolpe
* sadeltak
* sadeltäcke
* turksadel

#### Related terms

* sadla

#### See also

* sits
* säte

### References

* sadel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* sadel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* sadel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* sadel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

### Anagrams

* Edlas, adels, delas, lades, ledas

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English saddle.

### Noun

sadel
* saddle