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

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Ligurian

Verb

sæ

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

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English sǣ.

Noun

sæ

1. Alternative form of see (“sea”)

Descendants

• English: sea

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæː/

Noun

sǣ f

1. sea

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

• sǣbāt
• sǣdēor
• sǣfaru
• sǣlāc
• sǣgrund
• sǣlīċ
• sǣlīþend
• sǣmann
• sǣmearh
• sǣmēþe
• sǣrima
• sǣsċiell
• sǣweard
• sǣwudu
• Wendelsǣ
• wīdsǣ

 

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”)

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Old Norse

Noun

sæ

1. indefinite accusative singular of sær

Verb

sæ

1. first-person singular present indicative active of sá