Reconstruction:Old English/siden

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sidinjō (“magic”), derived from *sīþaną (“to use magic”). The same root led to the Old Norse words seiðr (“magic”) and siða (“to use magic”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*siden f

  1. magic

Declension

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Declension of *siden (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative *siden *sidenna, *sidenne
accusative *sidenne *sidenna, *sidenne
genitive *sidenne *sidenna
dative *sidenne *sidennum

Derived terms

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