sæmann

Old English

Etymology

From sǣ +‎ mann. Cognate with Dutch zeeman, German Seemann, Swedish sjöman and Icelandic sjómaður.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːˌmɑnn/, [ˈsæːˌmɑn]

Noun

sǣmann m

  1. sailor

Usage notes

  • Mostly occurs in poetry.

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative sǣmann sǣmenn
accusative sǣmann sǣmenn
genitive sǣmannes sǣmanna
dative sǣmenn sǣmannum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: seman

References

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