seaw

Middle English

Noun

seaw

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sew

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sauw. Cognate with Old High German sou (“juice”), Old Norse sǫggr (“moist”) (Icelandic söggur), dialectal Swedish sögg, sygg (“damp, humid”). Probably related to English sog.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sæ͜ɑːw/

Noun

sēaw n or m

  1. juice, sap
  2. moisture
  3. bodily fluid

Declension
Declension of seaw (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sēaw sēaw
accusative sēaw sēaw
genitive sēawes sēawa
dative sēawe sēawum

Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:

Masculine
Declension of seaw (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sēaw sēawas
accusative sēaw sēawas
genitive sēawes sēawa
dative sēawe sēawum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: sew, cew, cewe, seew, seue, sewe; seaw
    • English: sew (obsolete)
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