seaw

Old English

Alternative forms

• sēaƿ — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sawwą, *sawwiją (“juice, wetness”), from Proto-Indo-European *saw-, *sow- (“juice; to squeeze juice”). Cognate with Old High German sou (“juice”), Old Norse sǫggr (“moist”) (Icelandic söggur), dialectal Swedish sögg, sygg (“damp, humid”). Probably related to English sog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑːw/

Noun

sēaw m

1. sap, juice
2. moisture
3. (by extension) humour

Declension

Declension of seaw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sēaw	sēawas
accusative	sēaw	sēawas
genitive	sēawes	sēawa
dative	sēawe	sēawum

Descendants

• Middle English: sewe, seau, sew