seaþ

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæ͜ɑːθ/

Noun

sēaþ m (nominative plural sēaþas)

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sēaþ sēaþas
accusative sēaþ sēaþas
genitive sēaþes sēaþa
dative sēaþe sēaþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: seath, sæth, seth
    • English: seath, seth
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