sæ

See also: sae, SAE, saé, säe, Appendix:Variations of "sa", and Appendix:Variations of "se"

Icelandic

Noun

sæ

1. indefinite accusative singular of sær
2. indefinite dative singular of sær

Ligurian

Verb

sæ

1. second-person singular present indicative of savéi; “[​you​] know (singular)”

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English sǣ.

Noun

sæ

1. Alternative form of see (“sea”)

Descendants

• English: sea

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæː/

Noun

sǣ f

1. sea

Usage notes

This word, like several locations and abstract concepts, almost never uses the definite article.

Declension

Declension of sæ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sǣ	sǣ
accusative	sǣ	sǣ
genitive	sǣ	sǣ
dative	sǣ	sǣm, sǣwum

Occasionally it occurs as masculine:

Declension of sæ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sǣ	sǣs
accusative	sǣ	sǣs
genitive	sǣs	sǣ
dative	sǣ	sǣm, sǣwum

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sǣbāt (“ship”)
• sǣdēo (“sea creature”)
• sǣfaru
• sǣlāc
• sǣgrund (“seafloor”)
• sǣlīċ (“of the sea”)
• sǣlīþend (“sailor”)
• sǣmann (“sailor”)
• sǣmearh (“ship”)
• sǣmēþe
• sǣrima (“seashore”)
• sǣsċiell (“seashell”)
• sǣweard (“coast guard”)
• sǣwudu (“boat, ship”)
• Wendelsǣ (“Mediterranean Sea”)
• wīdsǣ (“open sea”)

Descendants

• Middle English: see, ce, sæ, se, sea, sei, ze
  • English: sea
  • Scots: se, see, sey, seye, sie
  • Yola: zea, zee

See also

• ēa (“river”)
• gārseċġ (“ocean”)
• mere (“lake”)
• strēam (“stream”)

Old Norse

Noun

sæ

1. indefinite accusative singular of sær

Verb

sæ

1. first-person singular present indicative active of sá