seoloþ

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sioloþ

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *silōþu, from a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *silāną (“to be still, be silent”) +‎ -oþ; or perhaps from Proto-Germanic *silōþuz. If so, then related to Old Norse sil (“slowly or calmly flowing water between two falls in a stream”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (anasilan, “to cease, stop, fall silent”), Old English sālnes (“silence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse͜o.loθ/

Noun

seoloþ m

  1. sea

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative seoloþ seoloþas
accusative seoloþ seoloþas
genitive seoloþes seoloþa
dative seoloþe seoloþum
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