sæd

See also: säd, sæð, Sæd, and Saed

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛːd/, [sɛːˀð]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

From Old Norse siðr.

Noun

sæd c (singular definite sæden, plural indefinite sæder)

  1. custom
Inflection
Derived terms

See also

Middle English

Adjective

sæd

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sad

Noun

sæd

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • sædbank
  • sædcelle
  • sæddonasjon
  • sæddonor
  • sædgiver

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

  1. semen, sperm

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæːd/

Noun

sǣd n

  1. seed
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæd/

Adjective

sæd

  1. full, sated
    • 10th century, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book:
      Ic eom anhaga iserne wund bille gebennad beadoweorca sæd ecgum werig
      I am a lonely thing, wounded with iron, smitten by sword, sated with battle-work, weary of blades.
  2. weary
    Synonym: mēþe
Declension
Descendants
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