seaþ

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Old English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sēaþ m (nominative plural sēaþas)

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

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  • Middle English: seath, sæth, seth