seaw

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sēaƿ

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 (Icelandic söggur, “moist”), dialectal Swedish sögg, sygg (“damp, humid”). Probably related to English sog.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːɑw/

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
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