See also: säd, sæð, Sæd, and Saed

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛːd/, [sɛːˀð]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sáð (seed), from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz. Related to (sow).

Noun

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sæd c (singular definite sæden, not used in plural form)

  1. seed, semen, sperm
  2. seed (fertilized grain)
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse siðr.

Noun

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sæd c (singular definite sæden, plural indefinite sæder)

  1. custom
Inflection
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Declension of sæd
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sæd sæden sæder sæderne
genitive sæds sædens sæders sædernes
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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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sæd

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sad

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sæd

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of seed (seed)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

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sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

  1. semen, sperm
  2. (agriculture) seed (anything that can be sown that yields a crop)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

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sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

  1. semen, sperm

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *sād. See there for more.

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Noun

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sǣd n

  1. seed
Declension
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sǣd sǣd
accusative sǣd sǣd
genitive sǣdes sǣda
dative sǣde sǣdum

Sometimes it is declined as if a short stem: Strong a-stem:

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Descendants
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  • Middle English: seed
    • English: seed
    • Scots: seed, seid, sid
    • Yola: zeade

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *sad. See there for more.

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Adjective

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sæd

  1. full, sated
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
      Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.
      I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.
  2. weary
    Synonym: mēþe
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