seaþ

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sauþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian sāth, Old Norse seyðr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sēaþ m (nominative plural sēaþas)

  1. pit; hole
  2. well
  3. lake; reservoir

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: seath, sæth, seth