sacu

See also: SACU

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Old Frisian sake, seke, sek (West Frisian saak), Old Saxon saka (Low German sake), Dutch zaak, Old High German sahha (German Sache), Old Norse sǫk (Danish sag, Icelandic sök, Swedish sak), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.ku/

Noun

sacu f (nominative plural sace or saca)

1. dispute, strife, contention
2. crime, sin

Related terms

• saclēas

Descendants

• Middle English: sake, sak, sac
  • English: sake
  • Scots: sak, saik